Adam L. Walker (born in 26 December 1987 in Retford, Nottinghamshire) taught himself to play the flute at the age of 9. Alongside this, he also taught himself to play the piano. A year later, at the age of ten, he entered Chetham's School of Music, where he studied flute with Gitte Sorensen, also studying piano as a secondary pursuit.

In 2002, at the age of 14, Adam became the youngest ever winner of the British Flute Society Competition and in 2003 won the Royal Overseas League prize for the woodwind player with "the most promise". He has appeared as soloist with the Hallé Orchestra at Bridgewater Hall and with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at Buckingham Palace. In 2004, he was a concerto finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition performing Nielsen's Flute Concerto with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ilan Volkov at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh. In a controversial final, many believed Adam was robbed of the title and should have won it hands down. Later that year he made his debut recital at Wigmore Hall, and gave a recital at St George’s Bristol. He has given numerous radio broadcasts, including appearances on BBC Radio 3. As a teen, he also appeared in a primetime BBC documentary, How to make a Genius.

In January 2005, Adam toured the middle-east and in August he took part in the Edinburgh International Festival production of Britten’s Curlew River. His concert work has included recitals with harpist Sally Pryce at Wigmore Hall and Bridgewater Hall and in Paris and Madrid. As of September 2005, Adam has been studying with Michael Cox at the Royal Academy of Music.

Adam Walker likes to bum men

External links

• Young Concert Artists Trust
• BBC Radio 3
• BBC Young Musician Wigmore Concert
• Edinburgh International Festival
• Chetham's Competition Success Lineup