Leonard Lopatin

Name:	Leonard Lopatin
Location:	Asheville United States 28801
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Leonard Eli Lopatin, respected flutist, flute maker and innovative
designer of the SquareONE family of flutes, studied flute performance with Harold Bennett at the Manhattan School of Music and then with Arthur Lora at the Juilliard School. A native of New York City, after earning his Bachelor of Music degree from Juilliard in 1976, Lopatin was appointed to the position of third flute and piccolo in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, which position he held for three full seasons. Because of his growing interest in flute making, he left the opera in 1979 to move to Boston, MA to work for Brannen Brothers, Flutemakers. He established himself as a fully independent flute maker in 1994. As a freelance flutist in the Boston area, he performed with the Boston Symphony and Pops Orchestras, the Opera Company of Boston, the Harvard Chamber Orchestra, and the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, as well as in solo and chamber settings. After moving to Asheville, North Carolina in 2002, Lopatin has performed with the Asheville Lyric Opera, the Asheville Choral Society, the Knoxville Symphony, and the Spartanburg Philharmonic, among others, and is currently second flute with the Asheville Symphony and principal flute with the Land o' the Sky Symphonic Band.

Additional Specialisms:

Orchestral Playing, Solo Performance