Born in Santander, Spain, Jaime Martin studied with Antonio Arias in Madrid and later with Paul Verhey in The Hague, Holland. As a soloist he has performed with numerous orchestras including the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow Virtuosi, London Mozart Players, Orchestra of Santa Cecilia of Rome and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe with conductors such as Danielle Gatti, András Schiff, Genady Rozhdestvensky, Heinz Holliger and Sir Neville Marriner. Solo recordings include Mozart concertos with Sir Neville Marriner, a premiere recording of the Sinfonietta Concerto for flute and orchestra written for him by Xavier Montsalvatge and conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, Bach works for flute, violin and piano with Murray Perahia and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields (for Sony), and Mozart’s flute quartet (for EMI).
Jaime was principal flute of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra from 1997 to 2001, and now he holds the position of principal flute with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Academy of St Martin in the Fields and the Orchestra of the English National Opera. He is a professor at the Royal College of Music in London.
