Alison Fierst is Associate Principal Flute of the New York Philharmonic, a position she has held since 2019. Praised by The New York Times for her “nuanced and buoyant” playing, she has appeared as Guest Principal Flute with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, and Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra.

A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and a 2025 Tartans on the Rise honoree, Fierst is also an active educator, presenting masterclasses and guest lectures at Carnegie Mellon University, New York University, and the Manhattan School of Music. She performs on a 14-karat gold Muramatsu flute.