As a solo flutist and recorder player, as a music director, and as an educator, Ashley Solomon has exerted a strong influence on the early music scene in Britain and beyond, often championing the music of Georg Philipp Telemann. Solomon's solo debut recital at Wigmore Hall in London gave him the credibility to establish a new early music group, Florilegium, with harpsichordist Neal Peres da Costa. Solomon soon emerged as the group's director, and he was named professor at the Royal College of Music in 1994. Solomon made his debut on recordings with Florilegium in 1993 and as a soloist the following year. He has performed as a soloist throughout Europe, the Americas, the Far East and Australia. ~ James Manheim