BIOGRAPHY
Natalia Gerakis is regarded as one of the most accomplished Greek flutists and an artist of international standing. Based in both Stuttgart and Athens, she has performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player at major concert halls and festivals across Germany (Konzertsaal Berlin, Herkulessaal München, Gasteig München, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Festhalle Frankfurt, Herrenhausen Hannover, Liederhalle Stuttgart, Schloss Solitude Stuttgart, Kurfürstliches Schloss Mainz, Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, Karlsruher Schloss, Kurhaus Wiesbaden, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Darmstädter Residenzfestspiele, Oberstdorfer Musiksommer, Brandenburgische Sommerkonzerte, Altensteiger Sommermusik, Altenburger Musikfestival, Bad Homburger Sommer, Kulturtage der Europäische Zentralbank Frankfurt) and throughout Greece, as well as in numerous other European countries, Asia, Africa, and South America.
She has served as principal flute of the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra and has collaborated with prestigious ensembles, including the Athens State Orchestra, Athens Camerata, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn, and the Stuttgart State Opera House (Chamber Theater). She also performed as principal flute with the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra (Marseille, France) and was a scholar with the Ensemble Modern Frankfurt (Paxos Festival, Greece).
As a soloist, she has interpreted works by A. Vivaldi, G.Ph. Telemann, J.S. Bach, C.Ph.E. Bach, W.A. Mozart, G. Bizet, F. Borne, M. Arnold, A. Ginastera, A. Márquez, J.A. Merino, F. Poulenc, J. Ibert, K. Rothaupt, and G. Kalodiki, among others with the Bosch Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart, the Stuttgart University Academic Orchestra, the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, the Athens Philharmonia Orchestra, the Athens Academica, the Athens Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Sinfonietta – Chamber Orchestra Chania (Crete, Greece), and the Orquesta Sinfónica Universidad Mayor (Santiago, Chile).
She has recorded for Bayerischer Rundfunk and Greek Radio & Television. Her discography includes Terra e Aria – Music for Flute and Harp, released by Spektral Records in Germany; CLAUDE DEBUSSY: la musique à moi, a CD/book published by Utopia Records and Mikri Arktos Editions in Greece; and Opus Alexandrinum – Musical Activity of the Greeks at Alexandria ad Aegyptum, a CD/book published by the Hellenic Foundation for Culture.
Alongside her artistic pursuits as a performer, Natalia Gerakis has developed remarkable educational activities. Commitment to her art and success in teaching have made her a highly regarded and sought-after flutist at international masterclasses and courses, including: Adams European Flute Center Masterclasses (Netherlands), International Forum for Flute and Piano (Luxembourg), Springiersbach Summer Courses (Germany), Deutscher Tonkünstlerverband Instrumentenkurse (Germany), Falaut Festival Masterclasses (Italy), Camerata Europaea Academy Masterclasses (Greece), Music Library of Greece Masterclasses, Athens Conservatoire Flute Methodology and Didactics Courses (Greece), MAAKSS – International Music Academy of the Anargyrios and Korgialenios School of Spetses (Greece), Chios Philharmonic International Music Academy (Greece), Egyptian Academy of Arts – Cairo Conservatoire Chamber Music Masterclass (Egypt), Alliance Française Lusaka Courses (Zambia), and the Universidad Mayor Santiago Masterclasses (Chile).
She has also been invited as a juror in international competitions, such as the Bodensee International Music Competition (Germany), the Aschaffenburg International Chamber Music Competition with Guitar (Germany), the DGfF–German Flute Association Competition (Germany), the Yamaha Music Europe Foundation – Scholarship Competition for Flute (Greece), and the Thessaloniki International Fair Chamber Music Competition (Greece).
Natalia Gerakis is Flute Professor at the prestigious Athens Conservatoire, Greece. From 2014 to 2025, she served as tutor for Flute Methodology (bachelor’s and master’s degree programs) at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart (Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst [HMDK] Stuttgart), Germany. Between 2019 and 2023, she also taught Flute (master’s degree program) in the Department of Music Studies of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Greece.
She studied the flute with Geneviève Amar and Vicens Prats at the Nadia & Lili Boulanger Conservatoire in Paris, graduating with the 1er Prix de la Ville de Paris. She obtained her master’s degree in Flute Performance at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart under Prof. Jean-Claude Gérard, supported by a scholarship from the Greek State. She was also awarded a scholarship by the Alexander S. Onassis Foundation. Additionally, she pursued studies in Greek Civilization at the Hellenic Open University.
Currently, she is a PhD candidate in the Department of Music Studies at NKUA, where she is conducting research for her dissertation entitled: “Tōru Takemitsu’s Music: Between Japanese Tradition and Western Avant-garde — An Aesthetic Approach to His Flute Compositions”.
* Natalia Gerakis plays
a silver Muramatsu Flute
a Mancke 14K gold flute head joint
a Mancke cocus wood flute head joint