Imogen Davey is a London-based flautist, composer and audiovisual artist whose work bridges contemporary performance, electronic music and interdisciplinary collaboration. A scholarship graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she earned a first-class honours degree in Classical flute in 2022, before being appointed a Junior Fellow in flute and composition for the 2022-23 academic year. Across her undergraduate and fellowship years, Imogen studied with Ian Clarke, Philippa Davies, Sarah Newbold, Christopher Green, Matthew Kaner, and Paul Newland.

As a performer, Imogen's career spans solo, orchestral, and chamber music. Her accolades include the 2022 Needlemaker’s Prize at the Guildhall School, awarded following a performance of her original work for flute and live electronics, ∆P. She has broadcast on BBC Radio 3 with Plus Minus Ensemble, performed as principal flute with the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Concert Hall, and tours regularly with Symphonica Orchestra. In 2024, she gave the world premiere of David Soin Tappeser’s An Omniscience as principal flute at the Finnish National Gallery. Imogen also performs extensively with Trio Farben (flute, viola, and harp). The ensemble has appeared at major UK venues, including The Bridgewater Hall, Cadogan Hall, and Kings Place. In 2024, the trio were selected for the Britten Pears Young Artist Programme as Chamber Ensemble in Residence, and in 2025 recorded the score and title music for Channel 4’s Taylor Swift documentary, Taylor. Alongside her work with Trio Farben, Imogen performs as flautist with Babette, a London-based ensemble playing ethereal medieval folk music, appearing at venues including The Troubadour, Green Door Store Brighton, and Folklore Hoxton.

Imogen’s compositions and sound installations have been presented internationally in concert halls, galleries and public spaces, including Piccadilly Lights in London, The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, Fed Square in Melbourne, COEX K-pop Square in Seoul, the Julia Stoschek Foundation in Berlin and esc medien kunst labor in Austria. Recent commissions include a large-scale sound installation for Nxt Museum’s 15-month exhibition UFO, music for LN-CC x Adidas Y-3 fashion editorials, a solo flute work written and performed for the relaunch of Wessel Flutes commissioned by Just Flutes London, and composition and sound design for Anan Fries’ video game R.I.P. – REDEMPTION. Additionally, Imogen is one half of composer-performer duo snake_case, whose commissions include Berlin Fashion Week, HOLON Gallery Berlin, Helsinki Fashion Week, Sónar Festival Barcelona and Ars Electronica Linz.

Press


Georgie West · PRXLUDES · June 2026

Composer Imogen Davey on explorations of collected spaces
An interview on collecting, transformation, and the boundary between acoustic and electronic sound.
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Tatiana Gilfillan · Substack · July 2026

Finding my Rhythm: snake_case
An interview with audiovisual duo snake_case on technology, creativity, data centres, and their fascination with memory and the post-human.
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Carla Rees · PAN, Journal of the British Flute Society · November 2023

Wessel Flutes (Re)launch
A review of the Wessel Flutes relaunch event, featuring the premiere of Imogen Davey's commission INOX for solo flute - described as "another demonstration of her creative imagination and distinctive compositional voice."
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Lena Manger · COLLIDE24 · October 2023

Step into the immersive environment of "Energy Drinks & Bisexual Lighting"
A feature on the HOLON Berlin installation by Harriet Davey and snake_case, exploring queer identity, gaming culture, and the boundary between virtual and physical space.
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