Cobus du Toit

Cobus du Toit is quickly establishing himself as one of the leading flautists of his generation. Having won over a dozen competitions on two different continents, Cobus enjoys the variety that exists between chamber music, solo and orchestral playing. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Pretoria, where he studied flute under Professor John Hinch. He graduated with a Masters and then a Doctoral degree in Flute Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Colorado in the USA, where he studied under Christina Jennings.

Cobus has been a prize winner at the 1st UNISA Southern African National Competition for Woodwinds and Brass, the Byron Hester Competition, the Myrna Brown Competition and SAMRO International Scholarship Competition, just to name a few.

As the principal flute of the Boulder Chamber Orchestra for the last five seasons, Cobus has performed as a soloist with the orchestra numerous times and is expected to once again dazzle audiences in Boulder, Colorado with the 'Concerto for Flute and Orchestra' by Carl Nielsen in early 2015. Cobus is currently the flute player of the Antero Winds, a Colorado-based professional woodwind quintet that has been prizewinners at both the Plowman and Fischoff Chamber Music Competitions. Cobus can be heard on 'Gypsy Violin', recorded under the Salon Music label with Gina Beukes, violist of the London Symphony Orchestra, and also recently released an album with guitarist Patrick Sutton featuring the music of Piazzola, Takemitsu, Iznaola and Beaser.

As an international soloist, Cobus has performed all over the world, including Japan, Germany, France and the USA. Recent engagements include a performance in St. Petersburg, Russia as part of the Musical Olympus Festival, a solo recital at Sun-Yat Sen University in Taiwan and a seven-city tour of South Africa with guitarist Patrick Sutton. Cobus will be traveling to Afghanistan in 2015 for performance and teaching at the Afghanistan National Institute for Music.