British virtuoso flute player and teacher from Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Born December 8, 1939.
He studied at the , then at , and completed his studies at . Following his studies, Galway pursued a career as an orchestral flutist, performing first in the United Kingdom with the (second flute), the , and the (piccolo player) before being appointed principal flutist of (1966-1967) and then of . In 1969 Galway won the post of principal flutist of the , in which he played until he embarked on a solo career in 1975.
He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1977, and was knighted in 2001, the first wind player ever to receive that honour.
He married (his third wife) on September 9, 1984. Uncle of .
Name Vars
- Galway
- J. Galway
- James
- James Gallway
- James Galway, Fuvola És Zenekar
- Jimmy J. Galway
- Sir James Galway
- Джеймс Гэлуэй
- جیمز گالوی
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