Albums by James Galway
ALBUMPhoenix - Australian Flute Concertos (2014 Remastered Version)James Galway & Sydney Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMTison Street, Henri Lazarof, Loren RushMarcus Thompson, Concord String Quartet, San Francisco Contemporary Music Players & James Galway
ALBUMJames Galway & Tiempo Libre: O'Reilly StreetJames Galway, Jorge Gomez, Leandro González, Tebelio Fonte & Hilario Bell
ALBUMNielsen: Symphony No. 2 "The Four Temperaments" & Symphony No. 4 "Inextinguishable"Chicago Symphony Orchestra, James Galway, Jean Martinon & Morton Gould
ALBUMBach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 2 & 5, Wedding CantataJames Galway, James Levine, Jörg Faerber, Kathleen Battle & Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
ALBUMJames Galway - My Magic FluteJames Galway & Sinfonia Varsovia
ALBUMClassic Library Series - Mercadante: Flute ConcertosI Solisti Veneti & James Galway
ALBUMClassic Library Series - Mozart: Concertos for Flute & HarpJames Galway & Academy of St Martin in the Fields
ALBUMQuiet On the Set: James Galway At the MoviesJames Galway
ALBUMWings of SongJames Galway, Klauspeter Seibel & London Symphony Orchestra
James Galway's Popular Music Videos
Londonderry Air (Danny Boy) [In Concert at Armagh Cathedral]
James Galway
Irlandaise
James Galway
Phil the Fluter's Ball (with The Priests) [In Concert at Armagh Cathedral]
James Galway
Fugace
James Galway & Tiempo Libre
She Moved Through the Fair (with The Priests) [In Concert at Armagh Cathedral]
James Galway & Jeanne Galway
Artist Playlists
James Galway Essentials
The Man with the Golden Flute, and one of the most popular of all instrumentalists.
Artist Biography
Few flutists have become household names—with one notable exception: James Galway. Once nicknamed “The Man with the Golden Flute” on account of his 24-karat gold instrument—now upgraded to the platinum Galway Nagahara Flute made especially for him—the Irish musician has the largest discography of any flutist, made available in 2014 as a 71CD and 2DVD box set. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1939, Galway played the tin whistle before switching to the flute, developing his distinctive rounded tone and clear sound. At the age of 16, he was awarded a scholarship to London's Royal College of Music, followed by studies at the Guildhall School of Music and the Conservatoire de Paris. Galway held orchestral posts with several major ensembles, joining the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Herbert von Karajan in 1969, while simultaneously developing his solo career. An instrumental version of John Denver's Annie's Song gave Galway his first taste of mainstream success when the single reached No. 3 on the UK pop charts in 1978. As an engaging musician who embraces the limelight, Galway has performed across a range of genres, collaborating with Irish folk group The Chieftains, Latin band Tiempo Libre, and appearing on the soundtracks to Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
Hometown
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Genre
Classical