The Great Flautist

James Galway


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James Galway was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on December 8, 1939. He began playing the penny whistle as a child, soon after picking up the flute. After two years, James won top prizes in three categories at a local flute contest. He continued studying flute at the Royal College of Music, The Guildhall School in London, and the Paris Conservatory.



James professional career started as an orchestral player with the Wind Band of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon which led to positions with the BBC Orchestra, the London Symphony, the Royal Philharmonic, and the Berlin Philharmonic. In 1975 he began his solo career and within the first year performed 120 concerts, including appearances with all four major British orchestras.

Some of my favorite James Galway recordings

Annie's Song, Clair de lune, Danny Boy, Send in the Clowns, The Pink Panther, Angel of Music, Unchained Melody, The Rose, On Golden Pond, Over the Rainbow , Largo (Concerto in E, "Spring"), Adagio (Concerto in G Minor, "Summer"), Adagio molto (Concerto in F "Autumn"), Largo (Concerto in F Minor "Winter"), Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue , El Condor Pasa, From a Distance, La vie en rose, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, The Windmills of Your Mind, Tears in Heaven, Always on My Mind, Violin Concerto in E Allegro, Italian Concerto Allegro, Concerto for 2 Violins Allegro & Vivace, Flute Concerto in E Minor Presto, Sonata for Flute and Piano Op. 13, Suite for Flute and Piano, Concerto for Flute, Violin, Harpsichord, and Orchestra BWV 1044.

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