About

Elizabeth Salerno is an Italian-American flutist and piccoloist currently based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Most recently, Elizabeth was awarded 1st Prize at the 2024 National Flute Association Piccolo Artist Competition and was also awarded the prize for the Best Performance of the Commissioned Work. She is a laureate of several other international competitions including the Kujala International Piccolo Competition, the Carl D. Hall Piccolo Competition, the Dutch International Piccolo Competition, the San Francisco Flute Society, and the Tampere Flute Festival Piccolo Artist Competition.

Elizabeth also performs as a soloist and chamber musician and has substituted in several orchestras including the Danish National Symphony Orchestra (DR Symfoniorkester), Royal Danish Orchestra (Det Kongelige Kapel), Copenhagen Philharmonic, Esbjerg Ensemble, Malmö Opera, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, and worked as acting second flute in the Malmö Symphony Orchestra during the 2022-2023 season. As an educator, she has taught at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and has served on the jury of the Nordic Piccolo Artist Competition.

Elizabeth earned her Master of Music in Piccolo from the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp and Master of Music in Flute and Soloist Diploma from the Royal Danish Academy of Music. She also holds a Bachelor of Music and Certificate in Arts Entrepreneurship from the University of Iowa. Her principal teachers include Ulla Miilmann, Peter Verhoyen, and Nicole Esposito.