Flute player and conductor of Les Ambassadeurs, Alexis Kossenko, demonstrates some favorite flutes from his collection. He takes us from the modern flute through the renaissance, baroque, classical and romantic periods. Some are copies of historical instruments made by modern instrument makers, and some are original instruments from the period.

He tells the stories of these very special instruments, how he found them, about each of their specific idiosyncrasies, and which period and type of music they would be played for.

Alexis has a collection of 65 flutes, representing each period of the history of the flute. Take this special opportunity to hear about some of the instruments from his collection!