Nicole Schroeder Raimato

Biography

NYC-area flutist Nicole Schroeder Raimato made her Carnegie Hall debut as First Prize Winner of the 2014 International Shining Stars Concerto Competition. According to the Epoch Times, “Schroeder played with a beautiful, well-projected tone undiluted by excess air, as well as subtly understated dynamics and lyrical phrasing.”

An avid musical theatre performer, Nicole has played both concert and world flutes in pit orchestras for the Broadway production of Wicked; Off-Broadway productions of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, Suffs, and A Man of No Importance; and the North American Tour of The Lion King.

In 2022, Nicole gave the New York premiere of the Gabriela Lena Frank piccolo concerto Will-o’-the-Wisp with The Chelsea Symphony. As a freelance flutist and piccolo player, she enjoys playing in orchestras for a wide variety of symphony, opera, choral, and ballet performances across the region. She has also appeared on the TV show Mozart in the Jungle and in a livestream for the album release of AJR’s album OK Orchestra.

In addition to maintaining a busy performance schedule, Nicole teaches flute in her private studio based in Maywood (Bergen County), NJ. She also serves on the board of directors of the New Jersey Flute Society. Nicole holds a Masters of Music degree in Flute Performance from New York University.