Flutist Kaili Maimets is a in demand as an orchestral performer, chamber musician, soloist and teacher.   She was Acting Second Flute and Piccolo of the National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada (NACO) from 2017-2020. She held the Second Flute & Piccolo position of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony for 2 seasons and was Principal Flute of London Symphonia (formerly Orchestra London) for 4 seasons. She has also performed with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the National Ballet of Canada.

As a soloist, Kaili performed the Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto in C in November 2018 with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.  In April 2018 she was featured as soloist at the NACO Family Adventures concerts in Ottawa. In 2017 she toured Southern Ontario performing Mozart’s Flute and Harp Concerto with the Toronto Concert Orchestra.  As Principal Flute of Orchestra London (now London Symphonia) she performed Mozart’s Flute Concerto in D, Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto no.4 and Frank Martin Concerto for Seven Winds.

This season’s highlights include chamber concerts with cellist Rachel Mercer and Angela Park in Barrie, Coburg, and Hamilton, recitals with harpist Angela Schwarzkopf with the Mississauga Chamber Society and McMaster University, and a flute and string-quartet concert with the Silflay String Quartet in Ottawa in April. Next season, Kaili will be premiering a flute and harp concerto composed by Riho Esko Maimets with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony in January 2021.

Kaili is also passionate about performing new music. In addition to regularly collaborating with her brother, composer Riho Esko Maimets, Kaili has performed with NACO WolfGANG Sessions in Ottawa, Vancouver and Stockholm, as well as Continuum New Music Ensemble in Toronto and Montreal.

Kaili's principal teachers have been Nora Shulman, Denis Bluteau and Camille Watts.  She has a Master of Music in Orchestral Performance from McGill University, Bachelor of Music from University of Toronto, and A.R.C.T. from the Royal Conservatory of Music of Canada from whom she received the Gold Medal for Woodwinds in 2007. Kaili is grateful for her orchestral and chamber training experiences with National Youth Orchestra of Canada, National Academy Orchestra of Canada, Youth Orchestra of the Americas, Banff Festival Orchestra, Scotia Festival of Music, and Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra.

Kaili has been teaching flutists of all ages and levels for 20 years. She currently is part-time professor of flute and piccolo at the University of Ottawa and has taught at the Bishop Strachan School for Girls and the Toronto French School. Kaili has successfully coached and inspired students to reach the highest levels of achievement. Her students have been accepted to music programs at top universities, high schools specializing in the arts, and the Curtis Institute Young Artist Summer Program. Other notable student achievements include winning local, provincial and national festivals and competitions, as well as receiving top marks at Royal Conservatory of Music examinations.

Kaili was inspired to learn the flute after being taken to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s Children’s Saturday morning cushion concerts. She then began her studies with Professor of Flute, Peg Albrecht, whose creativity and passion inspired her to pursue music professionally.