Kansas City, MO USA
Anthony Kandilaroff is currently pursuing an Artist Certificate in Flute Performance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory under the tutelage of Dr. Terri Sánchez. Previously, he was a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Washington State University where he completed a Master of Arts in Music Performance studying with Dr. Sophia Tegart, and before that earned his Bachelor of Music at Southeast Missouri State University studying with Paul Thompson.
As an active performer, Anthony enjoys competing in many competitions and has even won several including the Flute Society of St. Louis Young Artist Competition, the University City Symphony Concerto Competition, the Charleston International Baroque Competition, the SAI Scholarship Competition, the Southeast Missouri State University Concerto Competition, Musicfest Northwest Woodwind Concerto Competition, and the Washington Idaho Concerto Competition. He also won the woodwind division of the Music Teacher’s National Association Young Artist Competition at both the state and regional levels and was a finalist at the national level for three years in a row and was awarded the National Third Prize in 2024. During his first year at UMKC, he was a semifinalist for both the Myrna Brown Flute Competition and the National Flute Association Young Artist Competition. Recently, Anthony won the UMKC Conservatory Concerto and Aria Competition where he performed Khachaturian’s Flute Concerto with the UMKC Symphony Orchestra in September 2025.
In August 2024, Anthony won the position of Second Flute in the Topeka Symphony and earned spots on the substitute lists of the Kansas City and Omaha Symphony. In addition, he has made guest appearances in the Washington-Idaho Symphony, Eastern Oregon Symphony, Missouri All-Collegiate Symphony Orchestra, Missouri All-Collegiate Wind Symphony, and the Southern Illinois Symphony. Aside from large ensemble performances, he has made solo performances with the Spokane Symphony, Washington-Idaho Symphony, Southeast Missouri Symphony, Washington State University Symphony, and the University City Symphony.
Upon completing his degrees, Anthony has also won a few awards for work done at his respective schools such as the Washington State University Master Student Achievement Award in the Arts, Washington State University Outstanding College of Arts and Sciences Award, and the Southeast Missouri State University Provost Award for the Holland College of Arts and Music. Most recently, he was awarded two scholarships—The Kansas City Musical Club Scholarship and the Dixie Lou Memorial Scholarship after competing in their Young Artist scholarship competitions respectively.