Gheorghe Zamfir (Romanian pronunciation: [??e?or?e zam?fir]; born April 6, 1941) is a Romanian pan flute musician.Zamfir is known for playing an expanded version of the traditional Romanian-style pan flute (nai) of 20 pipes to 22, 25, 28 and 30 pipes to increase its range, and obtaining as many as eight overtones (additionally to the fundamental tone) from each pipe by changing the embouchure.He is arguably known as "The Master of the Pan Flute" (see Criticism).
Resides and teaches panpipe in Bucharest, Romania.
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Wrote an instructional book for pan flute: Traité Du Naï Roumain: méthode de flûte de pan. Paris: Chappell S.A., 1975. ISBN 88-8291-286-8.
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Performed at Carnegie Hall, New York in 1981.
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Was conductor of "Ciocarlia" (Skylark) Folk Ensemble in Bucharest in 1969.
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Graduated from Conducting, Conservatory of Bucharest in 1968.
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Began playing pan flute when he was 14 years old.
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Over 120 million recordings sold, winning 120 gold and platinum disc awards
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Studied under Fanica Luca at Bucharest Academy of Music.
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Originally wanted to become an accordionist.
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Can play a sustained tone lasting about 2 1/2 minutes.
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Only plays pan flutes 'right handed'
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Has written an autobiography: Binecuvantare Si Blestem [Blessing & Curses]. Arad: Mirador, 2000. ISBN 973-9284-9256-6.
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By loosening and tightening his embouchure, can obtain as many as nine tones from each pipe.
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First name Gheorghe is pronounced "Geor-ge"
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Expanded the traditional Romanian-style 20-piped pan flute to 22, 25, 28 and 30 pipes to increase its range.
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He achieved a degree of fame with the general public in the United States due to a television record offer containing a selection of various recordings. He was billed as simply "Zamfir" and called "The King of the Pan Flute.".
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Trainyard Dogs: Part I
2017
performer: "The Lonely Shepherd"
The Goodbye Kiss
2006
performer: "Suite de banat" / writer: "Suite de banat"
Kill Dill
2005
Short performer: "The Lonely Shepherd"
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
performer: "The Lonely Shepherd"
Home Fries
1998
performer: "You Light Up My Life", "Unchained Melody" - as Zamfir
Don't Drink the Water
1994
TV Movie performer: "Hora ca la Caval Shepherd's Dance" - as Georghe Zamfir
Only Yesterday
1991
performer: "Cantec de nunta", "Frunzulita lemn adus" / writer: "Cantec de nunta", "Frunzulita lemn adus"
Derrick
1990
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975
performer: "Doina: Sus Pe Culmea Dealului", "Doina Lui Petru Unc" / writer: "Doina: Sus Pe Culmea Dealului", "Doina Lui Petru Unc"
Corpo d'amore
1972
writer: "Les flûtes roumaines"
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1972
performer: "Sirba Thème", "Babouchka", "Le Grand Blond Final"
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Intoarcerea la dragostea dintîi
1981
Der Spiegel des großen Magus
1981
Ion: Blestemul pamîntului, blestemul iubirii
1980
Blood Wedding
1980
La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu
1975
Priviri si umbre
1975
TV Movie documentary
Pic et pic et colegram
1972
Doina
2010
Short
Preku ezeroto
1997
La Moldavie, rêve de liberté
1990
Documentary
Margarit i Margarita
1989
Paradise
1984
Short
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Only Yesterday
1991
musician: "Funzulita Lemn Adus and Cintec de Nunta"
Le caviar rouge
1986
musician: pan flute
The Karate Kid
1984
musician: pan flute
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
musician: pan flute
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975
musician: pan flute
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Return of the Tall Blond Man
1974
pan flute
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe
1972
pan flute
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Élection de Miss France
1993
TV Series
Himself
The Howard Stern Show
1990
TV Series
Himself
Auf los geht's los
1984
TV Series
Performer
The Val Doonican Music Show
1980-1983
TV Series
Himself
L'académie des 9
1982
TV Series
Himself
Numéro 1
1981
TV Series
Himself
Ring Parade
1976
TV Series
Himself
Die Drehscheibe
1975
TV Series
Himself - Musician
À bout portant
1975
TV Series
Himself
Les rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
TV Series
Himself
Midi-Première
1975
TV Series
Himself
Samedi soir
1973
TV Series
Himself
Nana Mouskouri
1971
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Anyone for Demis? How the World Invaded the Charts
2011
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2016
Golden Palm Award
Mexico International Film Festival
Short Film
Doina (2010)
Known for movies
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) as Soundtrack
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) as Music Department
Only Yesterday (1991) as Music Department
Once Upon a Time in America (1984) as Music Department
$1.1 Million
