Robert Bigio flute pages
Articles on the flute
Christopher Steward’s early flute recordings
Julius Benedict: La Capinera (The Wren).
Gwen Catley, soprano; Geoffrey Gilbert,
flute; orchestra conducted by Hugo
Rignold. The recording was made in 1948.
Geoffrey Gilbert
Geoffrey Gilbert (1914–1989), like many
of his contemporaries, was a very busy
soloist and chamber and orchestral
musician. He was first flute in the Hallé
Orchestra in Manchester before moving
to London, where at different times he
was first flute in the London
Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra. Geoffrey Gilbert
was a hugely influential teacher whose
students included William Bennett and
Sir James Galway.
Photograph of Geoffrey Gilbert
courtesy of Monya Gilbert
