Lithuanian flautist Silvija Scerbaviciute is the principal flute of RTE Radio Concert Orchestra in Dublin, Ireland, since February 2021. Silvija graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, with a First Class Honours Bachelor’s degree in July 2017, where she studied with Michael Cox, Helen Keen (piccolo) and Lisa Beznosiuk (baroque traverso). While at RAM, Silvija received the Regency Award of Notable Achievement and won the Patrons Award, which led to a solo recital at Wigmore Hall in May 2017. Silvija has since embarked on an exciting career both as an orchestra and chamber musician. She has performed as principal flute with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields, Oslo Philharmonic, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Ulster Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Hallé, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia and as principal piccolo with English National Opera and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Silvija has also performed as guest principal flute on musicals of Lion King, Wicked, Miss Saigon, Mary Poppins and My Fair Lady. Recent chamber music and solo engagements include recitals with pianists Michael McHale and Billy O’Brien, repeat performances at the North York Moors Chamber Music Festival and performance of the K.Saariaho’s Flute Concerto Aile du Songe with RTECO at the New Music Dublin Festival 2024. During her time in London, Silvija worked as a regular guest with the Philharmonia Orchestra, London Sinfonietta and London Mozart Players and in 2017-2018 held the flute position at the London Philharmonic Orchestra Future Firsts Academy and Southbank Sinfonia orchestra training schemes. In 2016, she received a full scholarship to participate at the prestigious Aspen Music Festival and School in Aspen (Colorado, USA) where she won the Woodwinds Concerto Competition. Silvija is an alumna of Chetham’s School of Music (Manchester, UK) and is originally from Vilnius, Lithuania, where she attended the National M.K.Ciurlionis School of Music.