Cristina Ioan

Cristina Ioan is a Romanian-Portuguese flautist engaged in projects that promote new works, collaborating with contemporary composers to explore and expand the artistic possibilities of the flute. With a career spanning more than 20 years, she has premiered numerous pieces written especially for her by Nuno Peixoto de Pinho, Carlos Guedes, David Lesser, Matthew Quayle, Cristóbal MarYan, and Dimitris Andrikopoulos, and has performed in countries such as Romania, France, Portugal, Greece, and the United Arab Emirates.

An enthusiast of interdisciplinary approaches, Cristina develops research and projects involving music for dance and film, reflecting her broad artistic vision. Her current research focuses on integrating the voice into flute performance as a means to expand technical and creative possibilities, opening new artistic pathways for both flautists and composers. She has presented aspects of her work as a researcher and performer at several music conferences, including her most recent participation in the artistic research conference Crosswinds: Collaborative Creativity as Transformative Practice, held in Portugal in 2023.

Cristina Ioan holds a doctorate in Musical Performance from the University of Aveiro in Portugal and is currently Assistant Professor of Flute at NYUAD.