Timothy Walker
guitar
Timothy Walker is acclaimed internationally as a brilliant virtuoso of the highest rank. He has played in over 50 countries. His repertoire ranges from folk-inspired to classical and the most complex of modern scores.
Timothy began playing at the age of twelve, and was invited to study in Spain with the great maestro, Narciso Yepes. In addition to his solo career, he is recognised as one of the foremost guitarists in the world of chamber music, and has encouraged composers to use the instrument more in ensemble works. A number of his own compositions and arrangements have been published and recorded.
He has played with the London Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Opera Covent Garden, the Nash Ensemble, the Lindsay Quartet and many other leading ensembles.
Alongside recitals, Radio and TV, he has recorded with some of the world’s finest singers and instrumentalists including Robert Tear, Philip Langridge and Sarah Walker and has performed in duo with John Williams.
Timothy has given masterclasses on five continents and was a distinguished professor at the Royal Academy of Music. He has made well over thirty recordings and had a long association with Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, (former Master of the Queen’s Music), performing in Davies’ group The Fires of London and latterly, recording all of the guitar works.
