Karin Leitner

Karin Leitner (born 1972) is an Austrian flautist and composer. She has played flute and piccolo with the orchestras of the Vienna State Opera and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Leitner studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with Wolfgang Schulz and at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg with Robert Aitken. She tours internationally with solo concerts as well as chamber music concerts. Leitner gives chamber music workshops in Ireland, Northern Ireland, China, Iran, and South Africa. In 2013, she toured South Africa playing the Suite for solo flute, Op. 57, by Egon Wellesz.

Virtuosity on flute Leitner has been described by one reviewer as having "mastery of clarity and consistency" and "a strong clear tone through all three octaves of the instrument ... flute players ... should marvel at her breath control". and "beautiful tone and sensitive phrasing" ("schönem Ton und einfuhlsamer Phrasierung"). Her "breath control was exemplary, intonation secure, and finger work as agile as anything the composer could have demanded".

Instruments Leitner plays a wooden flute. She also composes music for flute, harp and orchestra. 2009 Earthmagic (flute, harp and orchestra) composed by Leitner 2013 Sky Magic 2016 Firemagic 2019 Music of Irish Drawing Rooms (flute/whistle & harp/voice)