[1] He studied under teachers including Amaryllis Fleming, Derek Simpson and Gregor Piatigorsky, among others.

[3] Wallfisch is a prizewinner at the International Gaspar Cassadó Cello Competition in Florence, Italy.

He has made CD recordings of almost the entire cello repertoire, including works by Britten, Finzi, Leighton, Shostakovich, Bloch, Ravel, Busch, Schumann, Zemlinsky, and Tchaikovsky.

His recordings span a wide range of British cello concertos, with works by MacMillan, Finzi, Delius, Walton, Bax, Bliss, Britten, Moeran, Coke, and Leighton.

He has three children, Benjamin (a conductor and Hollywood composer), Simon (baritone and cellist), and Joanna (a vocalist).