Mathilde Alvin Besson

She studied at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional (CRR) de Grenoble with Vincent Guillot before continuing her studies with Mathilde Calderini at the École Supérieure Musique et Danse Hauts-de-France (ESMD) de Lille.

In 2021, she entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse (CNSMD) de Lyon, where she studied with Julien Beaudiment, Emmanuelle Réville, and Gilles Cotin. Since 2023, she has been pursuing an Erasmus exchange at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, studying with Andrea Lieberknecht and Natalie Schwaabe.

In 2023, Mathilde performed as a flutist with the Orchestre Français des Jeunes and was a member of the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse from April to July. Since 2024, she has served as Principal Flute at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich. She has got the position of Second Flute with the Staatsorchester Stuttgart.

In 2026, she won the third prize at the Prague Spring International Music Competition.