Gareth Davies

Biography

Gareth Davies is one of the flautists of his generation. He  studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Shortly after graduating, he was appointed Principal flute in the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at the age of 23. During his time on the south coast, he recorded the Nielsen concerto with the orchestra. In 2000, Gareth was invited to become Principal flute with the London Symphony Orchestra where he has remained ever since. During his time there, he has played and recorded with many of the great conductors including Gergiev, Sir Colin Davis, Haitink, Previn, Jansons, Simon Rattle, Antonio Pappano, Rostropovich and Boulez. A recording of a concerto by Karl Jenkins, written especially for him is available on EMI. He can be heard on many LSO Live recordings including Daphnis and Chloe and Prelude a l’apres midi conducted by Valery Gergiev, as well as many film soundtracks including Star Wars, Harry Potter, Rise of the Guardians and the Twilight saga.

As well as performing, Gareth is in demand as a teacher and regularly coaches woodwind students at the London music colleges as well as giving masterclasses around the world. 

Gareth also works as a writer and presenter. He has written for the LSO, BBC Music MagazineHe and has written and presented programmes on Radio 3 as well as a documentary for Classic FM. His first book, The Show Must Go On,  published by Elliott and Thompson is available in bookstores and on Amazon. It was chosen as a book of the year in the Financial Times and Classical Music magazine.
He has collaborated with Victor Craven on a series of concerts for LSO Discovery which culminated with the pandemic online project 'Where's Simon' which has recently been included in the archive at the British Film Institute. 

Gareth is a Haynes Artist