Robert Murchie | |
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| Birth name | Robert Murchie |
| Born | 2 March 1884 Greenock, Scotland |
| Died | 26 July 1949 (aged 65) Paddington, London |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, professor |
| Instrument | Flute |
Robert Murchie (2 March 1884 – 26 July 1949) was a virtuoso British flautist and a prominent member of the major English orchestras between 1914 and 1938. He was successively principal flautist in the New Symphony, Beecham Symphony, Queen’s Hall, New Queen’s Hall, London Symphony, Royal Philharmonic Society, BBC Symphony and London Philharmonic Orchestras. In 1926 he founded a chamber ensemble of leading wind players known as the London Wind Quintet. He was described by Sir Henry Wood as "one of the finest of living flautists" who said he had "a tone, a technique and a musicianly style that cannot be surpassed".[1] In her book 'The Flute Book', by Nancy Toff, she describes Murchie thus: The English style of flute playing reached its apogee in the playing of Robert Murchie, perhaps the premier London flautist between the two world wars.[2]