The Zagreb Flute Ensemble – ZAF was established in 2012 at an initiative of friends and colleagues Renata Penezić and Tamara Coha Mandić, both flutists. Their first public performance was in 2008 at the International Flute Festival in Larissa, Greece as the Zagreb Music Academy Flute Ensemble. They were led by Renata Penezić, now the artistic director of the Zagreb Flute Ensemble. By promoting various instruments from the flute family and exploring their limits, the Ensemble performs works written by Croatian composers, thus encouraging the creation of new pieces. They also play classical repertoire adapted for the ensemble and works written in the 20th and 21st centuries. The core of the ensemble is made of four flutes, but the number of instruments increases depending on the program. The ensemble is a blend of experienced performers, young artists and flute students, thus offering young interpreters opportunities to gain valuable experience in concert performances. In line with modern tendencies of synergy and mutual dependencies of various art forms, the ensemble aims to develop collaboration with artists of various profiles.