Ursula Pichler-Nikolov

Ursula Pichler-Nikolov is a distinguished flutist and educator with affiliations at multiple institutions. She has served as a Teaching Lecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (2019) and the Anton Bruckner Private University Linz (2022). Currently, she holds a solo piccolo player position with the ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna since 2019 and is affiliated with the Music and Arts Private University of the City of Vienna.

• Education: Studied with Wolfgang Schulz (University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna), Andrea Lieberknecht (Hanover University of Music and Theatre), and Michael Martin Kofler (Mozarteum University Salzburg), graduating with distinction.

Research and Artistic Interests center on flute performance, historical instruments (e.g., piccolo), and interdisciplinary musical collaboration across classical, jazz, and contemporary genres. Her career bridges orchestral performance and pedagogical innovation.

Scientific Awards include:

• First Prize, Concours Europeen (Moulins, France, 1998)
• Second Prize, Gradus ad Parnassum (2002)
• Musica Juventutis Winner (Vienna Konzerthaus, 2004)
• National Prima la Musica Winner (multiple times)

She has collaborated with prestigious orchestras such as the European Union Youth Orchestra (2004–2007), Beethoven Orchestra Bonn, and Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, and her pedagogical work emphasizes technical mastery and expressive flexibility on the piccolo flute.