Lucy Rubin

From Highland Park, Illinois, Lucy Rubin is an NYC-based flutist and educator recognized for weaving expressive performance with innovative musical exploration. Most recently, she won first prize in the Colorado Flute Association Young Artist Competition and second prize in the Rochester Flute Association Emerging Artist Competition. As an international performer, she has performed in Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Canada, and the United States.

Lucy is the curator of Silenced Scores, a lecture-recital series dedicated to reviving the lost, forbidden, and forgotten chamber works of composers affected by WWII and the Holocaust. She has been invited to present a version of this program for solo flute at the New York Flute Fair, Mid-South Flute Festival, and Tampere Flute Fest in Finland. Being a versatile performer and scholar, Lucy is a committed advocate for new music, frequently performing and collaborating with composers in New York City and beyond. She has held principal positions at several festivals, including the Berlin Opera Academy and PRISMA, and has earned fellowships at Mostly Modern Festival and Bowdoin International Music Festival for 2026.

Alongside her performance and research, Lucy is deeply committed to music education and arts administration, cultivating an inclusive, supportive, and inspirational environment for students of all ages and levels. She serves as a music theory tutor and substitute faculty at the Manhattan School of Music Precollege program and maintains an active flute studio in New York City, helping individuals develop authentic musical voices, connect technical mastery with meaningful interpretation, and engage thoughtfully with both traditional and underrepresented repertoire.

Lucy is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts at The Graduate Center, CUNY, continuing her work with Linda Chesis, with whom she previously completed her Master of Music in Classical Flute at the Manhattan School of Music. She was a First Honor Graduate and named a Presser Scholar at the University of Georgia, where she earned her Bachelor of Music in Performance and Music Theory under Angela Jones-Reus. She recently completed the OAcademy Music Conservatory’s 2025 Cohort, receiving an Artist Diploma with Distinction in Performance Leadership as well as a Contemporary Collaboration Certificate while studying with Leone Buyse.