Gary Arbuthnot
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Gareth "Gary" Bernard Arbuthnot (born 6 September 1972 in Northern Ireland) is a flautist who studied with Colin Fleming and then at the Royal Academy of Music
in London with Sebastian Bell and Michael Cox, at McGill University
in Montreal with Timothy Hutchins
, and later with Sir James Galway and Emmanuel Pahud.
During 1998 he was a Prizewinner at both the Markneukirchen and Carl Nielsen International Flute Competitions, and was awarded the Meaker Fellowship at the Royal Academy of Music. Other prizes include the Albert Cooper Flute Competition, an English-Speaking Union
Scholarship, the BBC Radio Three Young Artists Forum and awards from the Hattori Foundation, Countess of Munster Musical Trust, Abbado European Young Musicians Trust and Foundation for Sport and the Arts. He was a wind finalist in the RTÉ Young Musician of the Future and a semi-finalist at the Concert Artists Guild Competition in New York.
Gary Arbuthnot gives regular recitals for Fred Olsen and Cunard Cruise Lines and he has also performed as a soloist at venues including the South Bank Centre
in London, the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Pollack Hall in Montreal and the National Concert Hall
in Dublin. He has also appeared at the Stratford International Flute Festival, Banff Festival for the Arts, Chichester Festivities, the Northlands Festival and as a member of the LYS Ensemble was nominated for the prestigious Hamada award at the 1997 Edinburgh International Festival
.
He works with guitarist Mark Ashford (Winner BBC Radio 2 Young Musician of the Year) as part of Yehudi Menuhin
's Live Music Now! Scheme bringing classical music to those audiences who would not normally get to concerts. These include prisons, hospitals, day centres, and hospices all around the UK. Recent broadcasts have included performances for BBC Radio 3, Classic FM and BBC, ITV, Canadian and Sky Television.
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
in London with Sebastian Bell and Michael Cox, at McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in Montreal with Timothy Hutchins
Timothy Hutchins
Timothy Hutchins is a Canadian classical flute player.Principal flute of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra since 1978, Timothy Hutchins has received international critical acclaim for his work as a concerto soloist, as a duo recitalist with his wife, pianist Janet Creaser Hutchins, and as a chamber...
, and later with Sir James Galway and Emmanuel Pahud.
During 1998 he was a Prizewinner at both the Markneukirchen and Carl Nielsen International Flute Competitions, and was awarded the Meaker Fellowship at the Royal Academy of Music. Other prizes include the Albert Cooper Flute Competition, an English-Speaking Union
English-Speaking Union
The English-Speaking Union is an international educational charity which was founded by the journalist Evelyn Wrench in 1918. The ESU aims to "bring together and empower people of different languages and cultures," by building skills and confidence in communication, such that individuals realize...
Scholarship, the BBC Radio Three Young Artists Forum and awards from the Hattori Foundation, Countess of Munster Musical Trust, Abbado European Young Musicians Trust and Foundation for Sport and the Arts. He was a wind finalist in the RTÉ Young Musician of the Future and a semi-finalist at the Concert Artists Guild Competition in New York.
Gary Arbuthnot gives regular recitals for Fred Olsen and Cunard Cruise Lines and he has also performed as a soloist at venues including the South Bank Centre
South Bank Centre
Southbank Centre is a complex of artistic venues in London, UK, on the South Bank of the River Thames between County Hall and Waterloo Bridge. It comprises three main buildings , and is Europe’s largest centre for the arts. It attracts more than three million visitors annually...
in London, the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Pollack Hall in Montreal and the National Concert Hall
National Concert Hall
The National Concert Hall is a concert hall located on Earlsfort Terrace in Dublin, Ireland, close to St. Stephen's Green, and is the principal national venue for classical music concerts in Ireland....
in Dublin. He has also appeared at the Stratford International Flute Festival, Banff Festival for the Arts, Chichester Festivities, the Northlands Festival and as a member of the LYS Ensemble was nominated for the prestigious Hamada award at the 1997 Edinburgh International Festival
Edinburgh International Festival
The Edinburgh International Festival is a festival of performing arts that takes place in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, over three weeks from around the middle of August. By invitation from the Festival Director, the International Festival brings top class performers of music , theatre, opera...
.
He works with guitarist Mark Ashford (Winner BBC Radio 2 Young Musician of the Year) as part of Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE was a Russian Jewish American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. He was born to Russian Jewish parents in the United States, but became a citizen of Switzerland in 1970, and of the United Kingdom in 1985...
's Live Music Now! Scheme bringing classical music to those audiences who would not normally get to concerts. These include prisons, hospitals, day centres, and hospices all around the UK. Recent broadcasts have included performances for BBC Radio 3, Classic FM and BBC, ITV, Canadian and Sky Television.