Robert Matthew-Walker (born 23 July 1939) is an English composer, writer, editing marketer and broadcaster, mainly involved in classical music.
After leaving the Army in 1962, following service at the Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre (JARIC), the War Office, and in North Africa, he studied composition privately with the French composer Darius Milhaud in Paris from 1962 to 1963.
[1] He was employed in the City as Company Secretary for Thom & Cook Ltd and founded the Tunnel Club rock venue in Greenwich in 1968.
In April 2009, he became the editor of Musical Opinion and its sister-publication, The Organ; he is also a contributor to Classic Record Collector.
[citation needed] As a composer, his output includes six symphonies (1956-68), the Symphonic Variations for Orchestra (1955), concertos for flute, horn, oboe and cello, four string quartets and various violin and piano sonatas.