Dorothea Seel is an internationally recognized specialist in historical flutes of the 18th and 19th centuries. She has performed with leading period instrument ensembles such as The English Concert, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Concerto Köln, Musica Antiqua Köln, and Concentus Musicus Wien under conductors including Riccardo Muti, Sir Simon Rattle, and Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
As the artistic director of the Barocksolisten München, which she founded, she combines historical performance practice with artistic research. She has released several award-winning recordings, including Al Capriccio (Ö1 Pasticcio Prize 2018) and interpretations of works by J. S. Bach, A. Vivaldi, C. P. E. Bach, and J. N. Hummel.
She teaches at the Mozarteum University Salzburg, Department Innsbruck, specializing in historical performance practice and chamber music for flute. In 2017, she earned her doctorate with distinction from the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. Her dissertation, The Discourse on the Sound of the Flute in the 19th Century, was awarded the Award of Excellence in 2018 and was published by Wißner-Verlag in 2020.
Dorothea Seel is a board member of the Deutsche Mozart-Gesellschaft (German Mozart Society).
