Megan Sterling

Principal Flute of the Hong Kong Philharmonic since 2002, Australian-born Megan Sterling has enjoyed working with some of the world’s top conductors and soloists for three decades. She has appeared several times as a soloist with the HKPhil and other orchestras. She has appeared in recitals, radio broadcasts, Canto-pop recordings and chamber music concerts in Hong Kong, China, Australia, Europe and the US. She has appeared live on national television and radio on three continents, and performed at Parliament House for the Australian Prime Minister.

Sterling was awarded 1st Prize and Special Concerto Prize at the 2003 International Flute Competition in Budapest. In her home country, she was winner of the 1st Prize and Audience Prize at the Australian National Flute Competition; winner of a Symphony Australia Performer’s Award; 1st Prize winner at the concerto competitions of Melbourne University and the Canberra School of Music; and winner of the prestigious Queen’s Trust Award. Sterling completed most of her music studies in Australia with Vernon Hill, David Bloom and Prudence Davis. Further studies abroad include with Paul Edmund-Davies and Michael Cox in the UK (London), and Hans Krug in Germany (Berlin).

In addition to her full-time role with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Sterling is a founding member of the Australian World Orchestra (AWO), which brings Australian musicians from elite orchestras around the world to play together under conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti and Simon Rattle. She is also a sought-after flute teacher, with additional experience giving masterclasses, chamber music coaching and adjudication for competitions.