Belfast-born flute participant performs with Lizzo at Met Gala
Sir James Galway, nicknamed ‘The Man with the Golden Flute’, carried out a duet of Flight Of The bumblebee with the pop star at one of the crucial common trend occasions of the 12 months in New York City.
Each 12 months the fundraising gala, held for the good thing about the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York, invitations an artist to carry out for the A-list viewers.
Lizzo, identified for integrating classical flute enjoying into her performances, invited her “idol” Sir James to affix her on stage.
Sir James mentioned he hopes the efficiency will encourage different younger artists to cross conventional boundaries of music genres.
“Lizzo and I share a joint love and passion for the classical flute so for some time now a meeting between us has been something we were both hugely interested in,” he mentioned.
“Over the last few weeks, my wife and I have been in New York visiting friends, family and students so I was thrilled that Lizzo’s team reached out to invite me to join her on stage to perform at this year’s Met Gala.
“It really was an opportunity I wouldn’t have missed.
“Educating and inspiring young musicians has become a great passion of mine. Therefore, I hope my duet with Lizzo will inspire young artists, showing them that it is possible to cross the boundaries and bring music genres together in extraordinary ways.”
Sir James first grew to become conscious of his chart-topping fan when Lizzo talked about her love of his music in an interview with David Letterman in 2020.
“James Galway, who I love. I would listen to his CDs and try to sight read and play along with him,” she advised Letterman.
After the interview, the pair had a number of interactions on social media, most just lately when Sir James despatched Lizzo a personalised Christmas greeting.
The Met Gala efficiency was their first in-person assembly.
Sir James has collaborated on movie soundtracks comparable to The Lord Of The Rings and performed alongside the likes of Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Joni Mitchell and Sir Elton John.
For years, Sir James and his spouse, Lady Jeanne Galway, have labored to show the following era of classical musicians by way of their Galway Flute Academy.