Helen Campo

Helen Campo is an internationally acclaimed flutist whose artistry has earned praise from critics, conductors, and audiences around the world. The South China Morning Post described her tone as “extraordinary,” praising her “stunning lucidity, colour, and figuration,” while Leonard Bernstein famously remarked, “Miss Campo plays the flute the way I wish I could sing.”

A soloist since the age of fourteen, Campo has appeared with major orchestras in some of the world’s most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. She was the youngest flutist ever to win the Concert Artists Guild International Competition and the first flutist to receive the Artists International Distinguished Artists Award.

In the orchestral world, Campo has held the position of Acting Associate Principal Flutist with the Houston Symphony and has performed as Assistant Principal Flutist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. She has also served as a longtime principal substitute with the New York Philharmonic, New York City Ballet Orchestra, and New York City Opera Orchestra, performing in principal flute, second flute, and piccolo positions. Her extensive recording work with the New York Philharmonic includes major orchestral repertoire by Ravel and Stravinsky.

A versatile musician, Campo has been Principal Flutist for eleven Broadway productions and currently holds that position for Wicked. She has also performed and recorded for television, film, and commercial projects, including Nickelodeon’s Wonder Pets! and The Backyardigans.

A passionate advocate for contemporary music, more than twenty solo and chamber works have been written specifically for her. Beyond the classical world, she has collaborated with a remarkable range of artists, including Ray Charles, Michael Jackson, Tony Bennett, James Taylor, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Aretha Franklin, and many others.

Campo graduated as valedictorian of her high school class at age sixteen and earned degrees with honors and distinction from both the New England Conservatory and Queens College. Her principal teachers included Murray Panitz, John Krell, Julius Baker, Robert Stallman, John Heiss, and Robert Langevin.

Throughout her distinguished career, Helen Campo has combined orchestral excellence, solo artistry, chamber music, Broadway performance, recording work, and musical versatility, establishing herself as one of America’s most accomplished and respected flutists.