Charles Brink began his flute studies with Jacob Berg in his native St. Louis. He holds degrees from the New England Conservatory (Boston), the San Francisco Conservatory and the Royal Conservatory of Music in The Hague. Since devoting himself primarily to historical flutes in 1998, he has toured and recorded with the Four Nations Ensemble, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Wiener Akademie and Les Nouveaux Caractères. His recordings can be heard on West German Radio, Middle German Radio, Dutch Radio and Television, Austrian Radio and the EMI, Raumklang (Germany), Fuga Libera (Belgium) and Orchid Classics (London) labels. In 2018 Charlie conducted the modern premiere of Nicollo Jommelli’s Cerere placata (1772) with Opera Lafayette at the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) and The Times Center (New York). In 2022 he gave the world premiere of Jommelli’s Olimpiade (1761) with the same ensemble. Charles lives in Vienna, Austria.