Patricia DE NO
Art goes beyond its time and
carries part of the future"
Vassily Kandinsky
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”No matter what instrument Patrícia played, her voice would still be heard, her mark on the music."
— Liü Jià, chief conductor of the China
National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra, 2013
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”The applause was apotheosophical and unanimous, standing and forceful, the fruit
of the hands of the people as a spontaneous manifestation of recognition to talent,
to study, to dedication and to discipline.
— O. Restrepo, El Proclama del Cauca, Colombia
”(...) her great versatility (....) allows her to reach all kinds of audiences in that effort of great artists to make beauty accessible
wherever they go.”
— Eduard Jener, Performing Arts Critic, Barcelona
Press
“(…) Gershwin offered us the opportunity to appreciate the deep and soft sound of Patricia's flute, which sang that enchanting melody like a mezzo-soprano (…).”
Catalan Musical Magazine, Barcelona, 2016
“A goddess with her enchanted flute. Harmony floated in the air.”
Newspaper from Cauca, Colombia, 2015
“Patricia de No, showing a high degree of professionalism, imposed herself with the great virtuosity of figures, chained phrases and high notes, and while traveling through the three registers of her flute, she demonstrated once again her great technical mastery.”
Catclàssics, Barcelona, 2006
"The flautist's legato and crystalline clarity are excellent and always serve a delicate and seductive lyricism. The exquisite phrasing and exuberant virtuosity (...)".
Platea Magazine, Barcelona, 2021
“Patricia de No has shown two fundamental qualities: impeccable technical mastery and the especially difficult commitment to emotional expressiveness.”
Eduard Gener, performing arts critic, Barcelona, 2017
“The soloist brought greater uniqueness to Bach with an extraordinary version, full of sensitivity and stylistic rigor, which culminated in a memorable concert.
The audience was imbued with this emotion.”
Sant Cugat Newspaper, 2016
“Patricia de No, to whom the audience gave a big YES without excuses, demonstrated her artistic evolution on stage with unanimous applause. With a stylistic maturity that is the result of personal dedication and conviction, rigorous work and a firm commitment.”
The Barcelona Newspaper, 2004
“He possesses extraordinary musicality, sustained by extreme sensitivity. He plays with his heart, understanding every corner of phrasing, rhythm and style.”
Salvador Brotons, composer, 2001
”The flautist's legato and crystalline clarity are excellent, always placed at the service
of a delicate and seductive lyricism.
Her phrasing is exquisite,
and her phrasing exuberant (...)".
— Platea Magazine
About Patrícia
The flute and Bel Canto
Regarded as one of the most multifaceted artists of her generation, Patricia de No has been praised by critics for her expressive and generous personality, as well as for the lyricism of her phrasing and the distinctive quality of her sound—traits that largely stem from her early training in the world of lyric art. For more than two decades, Patricia has performed across Europe, Asia and the Americas, and has been regularly invited to major music festivals and concert halls as a soloist. Her appearances include the Palau de la Música Catalana, the National Theatre of San José in Costa Rica, the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Guangzhou Opera House in China, the National Theatre of Popayán in Colombia, the Macao Cultural Centre, the Helsinki Music Centre, and the Hong Kong Philharmonie, among others.
Open up to the world
Restless, versatile and deeply reflective, Patricia de No has consistently shown an interest in every sphere of the arts, exploring the many facets of music as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral performer, thereby acquiring a broad and holistic perspective of the classical music world. As a soloist she has appeared with orchestras such as the Silesian Chamber Orchestra (Poland), the Prague Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra (Czech Republic), the Eafit Symphony Orchestra of Medellín (Colombia), the Academy Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona), the Vallès Symphony Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Andorra, the Sant Cugat Symphony Orchestra, and the Hungarian Virtuosi of Budapest. She has worked under the baton of distinguished conductors including Sylvain Cambreling, Bertrand de Billy, Sebastian Weigle, Michel Plasson, James Judd, Christopher Hogwood, Jesús López Cobos, Peter Schneider, Lawrence Foster, Lu Jia and Jean-Pierre Rampal. She has also collaborated with the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, the Gran Canaria Philharmonic, the Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, the Chamber Orchestra of Spain, the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, and has been invited to perform with the Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester München).
The impact
Selected as one of the thousand most influential women in classical music of the last hundred years in the exhibition Ones (Palau Robert, 2017), Patricia de No has been awarded prizes in several competitions in Germany, Spain and France, and was distinguished with the Premier Prix from the Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique de Genève. Journalist Sílvia Cópulo dedicated a chapter to her in the book Dones de primera: 47 vides excepcionals (Ara Llibres, 2009). Her discography includes three recordings: Adri (Global, 1998), La Flauta Romàntica (Solfarecordings, 2011) and Intimate (Solfarecordings, 2014), along with numerous radio and television broadcasts both locally and internationally.
To step down from the stage
Always committed to the promotion and development of arts and culture, Patrícia empathizes especially with those projects that have a relevance in the social field, firmly believing in the maxim of the maestro J.A. Abreu "If Art does not have a social function, it is not Art". She has been artistic director of the International Music Festival "Angular" of the Monastery of Sant Cugat and has founded several concert cycles in the countries where she has been resident throughout her career. Sensitive to all her surroundings, since childhood Patrícia has been actively involved in causes of a humanitarian, animalist, ecological nature and has organized annual concerts for charitable purposes in Barcelona, Tenerife, Bilbao, Berlin and Medellín. Patrícia de No understands the importance of artistic teaching to achieve a more just society and helps young flutists to make their way in the professional world, giving master classes at the University of Medellín (Colombia), at Ashland University (USA), in Catalonia (ESMUC) and regularly in her own classroom. She has been director of the Flute Master's at the "Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio" in Madrid and is currently an adjunct professor at the Blanquerna University in Barcelona, where in 2024 she created the Blanquerna Symphony Orchestra of which she is its director.
