Flute

Hanna Messner

The flautist Hanna Messner, born in Brixen in 2003, began her musical training in South Tyrol and Innsbruck; she completed her concert performance studies and her degree in instrumental and vocal pedagogy with distinction at the Tyrolean State Conservatoire and the Mozarteum University. She is currently studying the flute as her principal instrument at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt in Stephanie Winker’s class. As an orchestral musician, she has gained a wide range of experience in renowned ensembles, including the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, the Tyrolean Symphony Orchestra Innsbruck, the Vienna Jeunesse Orchestra and the Bruckner Orchestra Linz. In addition, she is deeply committed to chamber music and performs regularly in various ensemble formations. As a soloist, she has performed with both the Tyrolean Orchestra Academy and the University Orchestra of the Tyrolean State Conservatoire. Her artistic development has been shaped by success in competitions and participation in masterclasses with renowned flutists such as Karin Bonelli, Wally Hase, Paolo Taballione, Karl Heinz Schütz, Sebastian Wittiber and Peter Verhoyen. In 2025, she won second prize with the Edonè Quartet at the 21st International Friedrich Kuhlau Competition. Since autumn 2026, Hanna Messner has been a member of the newly founded Orchestra Academy of the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz.