Timothy Walker

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UK-based Classical guitarist, born 1943 in Durban, South Africa; acclaimed internationally as a brilliant virtuoso of the highest rank. He has played in over fifty countries. His repertoire ranges from folk-inspired to classical and the most complex of modern scores. He began playing at age twelve, and was invited to study in Spain with the great maestro, Narciso Yepes. In addition to his solo career, Walker is recognised as one of the foremost guitarists in the world of chamber music. 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, as well as popular musicians such as John Renbourn and Al Stewart, and has performed in duo with John Williams. He is a professor at the Royal Academy of Music.