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Nicholas Walker Nicholas Walker, acclaimed by the Evening Standard as "a prodigy, of awesome technical fluency backed by exceptional artistry", studied at the Royal Academy of Music and at the Moscow Conservatoire. Winner of the first Newport International Piano Competition, he has performed with major British Orchestras, recorded for BBC Radio3, Cirrus and BMG, and given recitals worldwide. The first two discs of his recording of the complete Balakirev piano music for ASV have received great critical acclaim, as has his recent live recording of the Liapunov Sonata on Danacord; his own “Salvete Flores Martyrum”, a Millennium commission from Godolphin School Choir, is available on VIF (VRCD027). He is also preparing an edition of all Johann Baptist Cramer's piano concertos, the first of which he played recently the London Festival Orchestra's “Virtuoso Pianists” series, and is planning a Balakirev Festival for 2010 to commemorate the centenary of Balakirev's death. This season sees him giving three performances in Bulgaria of the Balakirev piano concerto in E flat major in addition to several concerts in Russia. |
