Young Classical Music Artists Agency and Promoter

11th February 2010

We are delighted that Adam Walker has just won a prestigious Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship Award.

Described by Classic FM as one of the top 5 international flautists, in 2009, at the age of 21, Adam Walker was appointed principal flute of the London Symphony Orchestra and received the ‘Outstanding Young Artist Award’ at the MIDEM Classique Awards in Cannes, in partnership with the International Artist Managers' Association.

Engagements this season include concertos with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra at the Konzerthaus, the Solistes Européens at the Philharmonie in Luxembourg, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Northern Sinfonia conducted by Janusz Piotrowicz. Concert appearances include Wigmore Hall, City of London Festival, Bath MozartFest, and Festspiele Mecklenburg Vorpommern (Germany). Adam also gives the world premiere of a new work by Huw Watkins at the Gregynog Festival and tours throughout China with guitarist Morgan Szymanski.

Born in 1987, Adam Walker studied at Chethams School of Music and the Royal Academy of Music graduating with distinction in 2009. In 2004 he was a Concerto Finalist in the BBC Young Musicians Competition and in 2007 was selected by Young Concert Artists Trust (YCAT).

For more information on the Borletti Buitoni Trust 2010 winners click here