Joseph Kelway (also Kellaway, Kellway; c. 1702–1782)[1] was an English organist and harpsichord player, among the most highly regarded in his day.
He was the younger brother of the organist Thomas Kelway; he studied with him and with Francesco Geminiani.
Charles Burney wrote that Handel was among the musicians who visited St Martin's to hear him play.
[1][2] His pupils included Charles Wesley and Mrs Mary Delaney, and he was appointed harpsichord master to Queen Charlotte at the time of her arrival in England in 1761.
[1] Burney wrote that Kelway was "a brilliant harpsichordist", and identified him as "head of the Scarlatti sect", a group of English musicians that championed the music of Domenico Scarlatti as early as 1739, also including Thomas Roseingrave.