Ian Mullin

Ian became principal flute with English National Ballet in march 2024 and is currently on trial for sub principal flute with London Philharmonic Orchestra. He won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music under the tutelage of Sebastian Bell and Jaime Martin. Whilst at college he played principal flute & piccolo with European Union Youth Orchestra and made his professional debut with Chamber Orchestra of Europe in 2000.

Since leaving college Ian has performed as guest principal flute with many of the UK’s leading orchestras including London Symphony Orchestra, london philharmonic orchestra, philharmonia orchestra, royal philharmonic orchestra, london mozart players, english chamber orchestra, english National Opera, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra & BBC National Orchestra of Wales to name but a few… Further afield, Ian has also played guest principal with Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Orquesta de Cadaqués and Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.
He has also recorded in Abbey Road studios with London philharmonic, Royal philharmonic and Philharmonia orchestras on numerous occasions for TV and film projects. 15 years ago he played as principal flute in four huge tours with Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. Two were with Lucas arts playing the Star Wars in concert tour around USA, Canada & Europe and the others were recording and touring the Sting album Symphonicity, playing at such venues as Hollywood Bowl, Woodstock, New York Metroplitan Opera and Red Rock amongst many others.
Ian has achieved more than 500,000 hits with his short teaching videos on you tube in collaboration with Trevor James flute and has given master classes at Royal Academy of Music, Chethams & Wells Cathedral schools as well as extensively throughout the UK, USA and Japan. He is in great demand as an orchestral player, soloist, teacher and commercial musician. In 2011 he was awarded an associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM)

He also has a keen interest in martial arts and has trained in a few different styles, but has been training in Danzun-ryu ju-jitsu for 20 years, currently working towards his ‘Sandan’ (3rd degree black belt) and is a Sensei helping to teach the class when he has time.

“lan mullin is one of the best flute players that i have ever met, worked with or heard…some of the solos were seen by major players in Los Angeles, New York and Washington DC at the Kennedy centre for the world premier and many players were unsure if it was playable. When lan saw it for the first time it leapt from his flute giving reality to my music in a brilliant musical fashion…i cannot recommend him highly enough, he is good company, very easy to work with and an incredible player.”
Michael Kamen- film composer