Biography

Claudia Montoya Hernández is a Mexican flutist based in New York City, active as a freelance orchestral and chamber musician.

She has performed at Orchestra Hall in Detroit, Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York City Center, and Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, and has participated in masterclasses with Karl-Heinz Schütz, Demarre McGill, Wally Hase, and Marianne Gedigian.

In 2022, Claudia co-founded Tempo Öme, a non-profit duo dedicated to performing and promoting works by Latin American composers. Through Tempo Öme, she has presented recitals at venues across Mexico, including the Conservatorio de Música del Estado de México, Facultad de Artes Escénicas de la UAEMex, Museo Casa Grande, and Centro Cultural Elena Garro.

Claudia earned her Master’s degree in Music Performance from the Mannes School of Music, where she studied with Judith Mendenhall, principal flutist of the American Ballet Theatre. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance from Oakland University in Michigan, where she received the 2021 Outstanding Student in Instrumental Performance MaTilDa Award. During her undergraduate studies, Claudia studied with Sharon Sparrow and Jeffery Zook of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.