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
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