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James Galway is a male flautist, conductor, editor, and music arranger born in Belfast in 1939. He holds United Kingdom citizenship and speaks English. His professional career began in 1975, and he is associated with the classical music genre. Galway plays the Western concert flute and has been a member of the Berlin Philharmonic. He has recorded for the RCA Red Seal label.
He has received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire and Classic Brit Awards. Galway was educated at the Conservatoire de Paris, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and Royal College of Music. He holds the noble title of Knight Bachelor. His relative is Martin Galway.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 40
Top works
- Serenade
- Serenades du Soir
- Maritana Fantasy : on V. Wallace's Opera
- G'aimes Golṿai Musiḳah be-khol ha-zemanim
- Gaubert Essential Library for Flute and Piano - Book 2
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Film & TV
Acting · Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Sir James Galway (born 8 December 1939) is an Irish virtuoso flute player from Belfast, nicknamed "The Man with the Golden Flute". He established an international career as a solo flute player. In 2005, he received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music at the Classic Brit Awards. Galway was born in North Belfast as one of two brothers. His father, who played the flute, was…
Known for
- Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl — Self2024
- James Galway at the BBC — Self2019
- Karajan's Magic and Myth — Self2014
- Legends — Self (archive footage)2006
- Legends — Self2006
- Sternstunde Kunst — Self1998
- Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin — Self - Flute1990
- Le monde est à vous — Self1987
- Royal Variety Performance 19841984
- Andy Williams' Early New England Christmas — Self1982
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1939
Discography
- James Galway Plays Showpieces for Flute1975
- Man With the Golden Flute1976
- James Galway Plays Songs for Annie1978
- The Magic Flute of James Galway1978
- Song of the Seashore and Other Melodies of Japan1979
- French Flute Concertos1980
- Galway plays Mayer: Sri Krishna1981
- James Galway Plays Stamitz1981
- The Pachelbel Canon and I Started a Joke, Jamaican Rumba, the Carnival Is Over, and Others1981
- The Wayward Wind1982
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 56,181
- Total plays
- 532,735
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Sir James Galway OBE (born 8 December 1939) is a virtuoso flute player from Belfast, Northern Ireland, nicknamed "The Man With the Golden Flute". Following in the footsteps of Jean-Pierre Rampal, he became one of the first flute players to establish an international career as a soloist. Galway went to London as a teenager to study the flute. He studied at the Royal College of Music under John Francis and then at the Guildhall School of Music under Geoffrey Gilbert. <a href="https://www.last.fm/
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Belfast
- Educated at
- Royal College of Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Noble title
- Knight Bachelor
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- Western concert flute
- Record label
- RCA Red Seal
- Official website
- www.jamesgalway.com
- Image
- JamesGalway.jpg
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- Commons category
- James Galway
- date of birth
- 1939-08-12
- member of
- Berlin Philharmonic
- relative
- Martin Galway
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
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