Carmen Arjona

Academist at the Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg

Carmen Arjona is a young flutist from Jaén (Spain), who was born in 2003. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor's degree in Classical Flute Performance at Conservatorio Superior de Música de Aragón.

Carmen has distinguished herself in national and international competitions, most recently being awarded 3rd prize in GenRe Musikwettbewerb in Cologne (Germany). She has also received other awards like 1st prize in the 5th Asociación de Flautistas de España (AFE) competition, 1st prize in the International competition Andalucía Flauta, 2nd prize in Baezafest competition and 3rd prize in the Andalusian phase of Intercentros Melómano competition.

Regarding her orchestral experience, she has been an active student at the Barenboim-Said Academy (Sevilla) since 2020. She has received flute classes from André Cebrián, and chamber music lessons from renowned musicians like Pablo Barragán or Mor Biron. She has also been a member of the Orquesta Ciudad de Granada Young Academy or the 3rd edition of Proyecto Talentos (Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid). Carmen is part of several youth orchestras like JONDE, Orquesta Joven de Andalucía or Orquesta Joven de Córdoba. In the period 2024-2026 she will be playing as an academist with the orchestra Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg.

She has also studied at masterclasses under the guidance of outstanding flutist such as Mario Caroli, Felix Renggli, Kersten McCall, Julien Beaudiment, Yuki Koyama, Álvaro Octavio, Javier Castiblanque, Francisco López or Alberto Acuña, in addition to having completed a year of Erasmus with Professor Alice Morzenti in HfM Nürnberg.


Carmen performs on a Haynes QFusion flute, and she is very proud to be the first Spanish Haynes Young Artist.