Born in 2006, aspiring young flutist Melody Shen is from New York, and began learning the flute at age 11. Currently, she is studying with Carol Wincenc at the Juilliard PreCollege. She has performed on major stages including Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, and Lincoln Center in New York, as well as venues in Italy, the Dominican Republic, Spain, and France. Melody won 1st prize in various international and national competitions from 2019-2023 and performed multiple concertos with orchestra.

In summer 2023, she toured with NYO2 (National Youth Orchestra USA 2) and was the youngest participant at the Festival International de Musique Classique à Puget: La Mélodieuse, where she worked intensively and collaborated with composer Yuko Uébayashi and Orchestre National de France flutist Michel Moragues.

Melody hopes to captivate and touch audiences by sharing her multilayered personality through her music.

📩: melodythefluter@gmail.com