Principal Flute

Colleen Blagov, a native of upstate New York, joined the Orlando Philharmonic in 2005 as second flute/piccolo and was named principal flute in January of 2008; prior to her appointment with the OPO, Colleen was principal flute with the Savannah Symphony until the orchestra’s unfortunate demise in 2003. Colleen has also held the second flute/piccolo positions with the Columbus (OH) Symphony, the Louisville Orchestra, and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. She has been a featured soloist and chamber musician in Columbus, Savannah, Colorado, and Hilton Head and was a three-time winner of the National Flute Association’s Orchestral Competition.

Colleen received her Bachelor of Music degree in Flute Performance from Ithaca College, where she studied with Dr. Wendy Mehne; she continued her studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music under the tutelage of Joshua Smith (principal flute, the Cleveland Orchestra) and was awarded her artist diploma in 1995.