Gareth Davies is one of the flautists of his generation. He was appointed Principal flute in the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at the age of 23 and in 2000 was invited to become Principal flute with the London Symphony Orchestra.
He has recorded concerti by Nielsen, Karl Jenkins and Douglas Knehans and can be heard with the LSO on many recordings, movie soundtracks (Harry Potter and Star Wars), video games (Genshin Impact, Battlefront) and TV series as well as performing on the soundtrack and appearing in the movie, Maestro with Bradley Cooper playing Leonard Bernstein. He also appears on albums with artists including Rosalia, Raye, Diana Krall, Cypress Hill and Ella Fitzgerald, amongst others.
He is regularly in demand as a teacher at classes around the world and this summer makes his first appearance at the NFA in Portland Oregon for recitals and classes.
Gareth also works as a writer and presenter. He has written for the LSO and BBC Music Magazine, 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 - on tour with the LSO, published by Elliott and Thompson was chosen as a book of the year in the Financial Times and Classical Music magazine.
Gareth is passionate about sharing great music and has written several concerts for children with his collaborator, Victor Craven, which have been performed by the LSO in London and on tour in the USA. They feature a wide variety of challenging repertoire which children take in their stride. During the pandemic, he wrote an online guide to the orchestra, Where’s Simon? Featuring Sir Simon Rattle and the whole LSO performing at home on their mobile phones. The film has recently been included in the British Film Institute Archive for posterity. His LSO Discovery concert next season which will write and present, is about Dragons.
In March 2026, he gave the UK Premiere of Lowell Liebermann's 2nd flute concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra.
In his spare time he enjoys running and researching which motorcycle to buy next.
Gareth is a Haynes Artist
He has recorded concerti by Nielsen, Karl Jenkins and Douglas Knehans and can be heard with the LSO on many recordings, movie soundtracks (Harry Potter and Star Wars), video games (Genshin Impact, Battlefront) and TV series as well as performing on the soundtrack and appearing in the movie, Maestro with Bradley Cooper playing Leonard Bernstein. He also appears on albums with artists including Rosalia, Raye, Diana Krall, Cypress Hill and Ella Fitzgerald, amongst others.
He is regularly in demand as a teacher at classes around the world and this summer makes his first appearance at the NFA in Portland Oregon for recitals and classes.
Gareth also works as a writer and presenter. He has written for the LSO and BBC Music Magazine, 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 - on tour with the LSO, published by Elliott and Thompson was chosen as a book of the year in the Financial Times and Classical Music magazine.
Gareth is passionate about sharing great music and has written several concerts for children with his collaborator, Victor Craven, which have been performed by the LSO in London and on tour in the USA. They feature a wide variety of challenging repertoire which children take in their stride. During the pandemic, he wrote an online guide to the orchestra, Where’s Simon? Featuring Sir Simon Rattle and the whole LSO performing at home on their mobile phones. The film has recently been included in the British Film Institute Archive for posterity. His LSO Discovery concert next season which will write and present, is about Dragons.
In March 2026, he gave the UK Premiere of Lowell Liebermann's 2nd flute concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra.
In his spare time he enjoys running and researching which motorcycle to buy next.
Gareth is a Haynes Artist
