Amina Hussain was born in Manchester and studied at Chetham’s School of Music for four years under Rachel Holt and Gitte Sorencen. Amina then went on to study at the Royal Northern College of Music with Clare Southworth, Richard Davis and Peter Lloyd, and in her first year was a semi-finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition.

On leaving the Royal Northern College of Music in 1998, Amina worked as guest principal flute with both the Orquesta Sinfonica de Tenerife and the Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia.

Amina has most recently trialled with English National Opera for the position of Sub-Principal flute, whilst also playing Principal. Previous trials include Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (two trials for the position of Principal flute and a trial for Sub-Principal flute), Welsh National Opera (Sub-Principal) and English National Ballet (Principal).

Other orchestral work includes a mixture of Principal and extra work with Northern Sinfonia, Halle Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Goldberg Chamber Orchestra, English National Ballet, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Manchester Concert Orchestra, Swansea City Opera and the Bristol-based Emerald Ensemble.

Amina is also active in education work and has been involved with Ensemble 10:10 composition workshops at Manchester and Liverpool Universities, Sound Inventors Composition workshops for the Society for the Promotion of New Music and has frequently worked with the Magdala Opera Company in and around Nottingham schools creating alternative opera performances.