Alexander Walker (conductor)

Walker studied at Bristol University,[1] the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London[2] and at St Petersburg Conservatoire with Ilya Musin.

[3] In 2000/01 Walker conducted the English Touring Opera's production of the Magic Flute,[4] and on 27 November 2004 the Chelsea Opera Group (UK) in Glinka's A Life for the Tsar at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.

[5] In November 2005 he conducted the Prague Philharmonia,[6] and in the winter season 2005/6 Walker conducted three performances of The Nutcracker for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden,[7] and Swan Lake in 2009 for the Finnish National Ballet.

[10] He appeared at the Oundle International Festival in 2011 where he conducted the premiere of Prophet and Loss by Julian Grant.

[15] 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.