Luxembourg

Carlo JANS began his first flute lessons at the age of seven, violin lessons at twelve. On the completion of his training in Luxembourg and Nancy, he continued studies at the Conservatoire Royal de Liège, the Royal Conservatory of Maastricht. Being a student of Raymond Guiot, he was honoured with the "1^er Prix Supérieur de la Ville de Paris". He completed a two years postgraduate program at the Cologne Academy of Music in the class of András Adorján. Doctoral studies at the Academy of Lodz (Poland), “Doctor in Arts”
Open to new musical horizons, Jans studied conducting under Jan Stulen and Jean-Philippe Rieu at the Royal Music Academy of Music in Maastricht, followed by a Postgraduate Diploma at the "Zuid Nederlandse Hogeschool voor Muziek". Further conducting studies with Jorma Panula in St.Petersbourg.

Since 1984, Carlo Jans has taught flute and chamber music at the Conservatory of Luxembourg, In 1999, he was awarded a professorship for flute and conducting and began leading the orchestras of the conservatory.

From 1997 on, he was guest professor at the Academy of Music in Riga, Latvia and often invited for masterclasses in the Netherlands, Belgium,Germany, Greece, Poland, Czech Republic, France, Brazil, Japan and the United States of America. 

From September 2002 to 2009, Carlo Jans was teaching at the Musikhochschule Saarbrücken in Germany, activity he was obliged to give up because of the increasing number of concerts as soloist an as conductor and invitations to teach all over the world.

From 2009 on, Carlo Jans has been a member of the world known chamber orchestra “Solistes Européens – Luxembourg”, orchestra made up of concertmasters and soloists from the best European Orchestras.

Beside his professional life as a teacher, he also pursues an active career as a flutist and conductor. He has been invited by RTL Symphony Orchestra, Sonderjyland Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de chambre d'Auvergne, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, National Polish Radio Orchestra, Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra, Porto Symphony Orchestra, Switzerland Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre de chambre Jean - François Paillard and the Latvian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, where he has also been guest conductor since 1997.
Important Cd production: over 50 Cds for labels like Bella Musica, Calliope, Hänssler, Thorofon, Pavane, Arco Diva….