Alexander Walker (born 1973) is a British conductor.

Biography

Education

Walker studied at

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, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London and at St Petersburg Conservatoire with Ilya Musin.

Career

In 2000/01 Walker conducted the English Touring Opera's production of the Magic Flute, and on 27 November 2004 the Chelsea Opera Group (UK) in Glinka's A Life for the Tsar at the

Queen Elizabeth Hall The Queen Elizabeth Hall (QEH) is a music venue on the South Bank in London, England, that hosts classical, jazz, and avant-garde music, talks and dance performances. It was opened in 1967, with a concert conducted by Benjamin Britten. The ...

. In November 2005 he conducted the Prague Philharmonia, and in the winter season 2005/6 Walker conducted three performances of The Nutcracker for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and Swan Lake in 2009 for the Finnish National Ballet. On 4 July 2010 he conducted the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, and in 2011 a concert with the

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London, that performs and produces primarily classic works. The RPO was established by Thomas Beecham in 1946. In its early days, the orchestra secured profitable ...

. He appeared at the

Oundle International Festival Oundle International Festival (OIF) is an annual community arts festival and organ school (ages 14 to 24) held in Oundle, England. The festival was founded in 1985 with the training of young organists as its core component and has a festival pro ...

in 2011 where he conducted the premiere of ''Prophet and Loss'' by

Julian Grant Julian Grant (born 3 October 1960) is an English-born classical composer best known for a series of operas. He is also known for chamber music works and his challenging children's music. He is active as composer, journalist, broadcaster and mus ...

. In October 2011 he conducted a Gershwin Gala with the Russian Philharmonic. In 2012 Walker conducted the English Chamber Orchestra. and a production of the Nutcracker at the

Norwegian National Opera and Ballet The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet ( no, Den Norske Opera & Ballett, links=no) is a Norwegian opera company and ballet company. The first fully professional company each for opera and ballet in Norway and the only such professional organisati ...

. On 19 April 2015 he conducted the New Russia State Symphony Orchestra. In 2017 he was awarded the Elgar Medal by the Elgar Society for championing the composer's music internationally in countries including Belarus, Russia, Poland, Turkey and Romania. Walker has been Music Director of the Berkshire Youth Orchestra, The Purcell School Symphony Orchestra, The Norfolk Symphony Orchestra, the Northampton Symphony Orchestra, and is conductor for Musica Viva in Moscow. He is Music Director of the Abingdon and District Musical Society. Walker teaches conducting at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and conducts the Sinfonia and Symphony Orchestra at the Junior Academy of the

Royal Academy of Music The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in London, England, is the oldest conservatoire in the UK, founded in 1822 by John Fane and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa. It received its royal charter in 1830 from King George IV with the support of the first Duke of ...

, as well as teaching conducting at the Royal Academy of Music. He conducts the Surrey County Youth Orchestra.

Discography

* ''Ignatz Waghalter.: Violin Concerto / Rhapsody / Violin Sonata (RPO, Trynkos, Latsabidze, A. Walker)'' Naxos 2012 * ''Havergal Brian: Symphonies Nos. 22, 23, 24 / English Suite No. 1 (New Russia State Symphony, A. Walker)'' Naxos 2013 * ''Havergal Brian: Symphonies Nos. 6, 28, 29 and 31 (New Russia State Symphony, A. Walker)'' Naxos 2015 * ''Ignatz Waghalter: New World Suite / Mandragola: Overture and Intermezzo / Masaryk's Peace March (New Russia State Symphony, A. Walker)'' Naxos 2015 * ''Robin Walker: Great Rock is Dead / Odysseus on Ogygia: Prelude / The Stone King / The Stone Maker (Novaya Rossiya Symphony Orchestra, A. Walker)'' Toccata Classics 2016 * ''Arnold Griller: Ensemble Seventeen / Distant Villages / Concerto for Clarinet and Strings, Vol. 1 (Musica Viva, A. Walker)'' Toccata Classics 2017 * ''Havergal Brian: Symphonies Nos. 8, 21, 26, (New Russia State Symphony, A. Walker)'' Naxos 2017 * ''Arnold Griller: Scherzoid / Symphony / Introduction, Cakewalk and Allegro for piano and orchestra / Rhapsody Concertante, Vol. 2 (Musica Viva, Martirosian, A. Walker)'' Toccata Classics 2018 * ''Havergal Brian: The Tinker's Wedding: Overture / Symphonies Nos. 7, 16, (New Russia State Symphony, A. Walker)'' Naxos 2019

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