Cellist Graham Walker to Perform at Institute for Advanced Study

Graham Walker, photo by Sarah Houghton Walker

Following his successful 2005 visit to Princeton, British cellist Graham Walker returns to perform on Friday, April 4 at 8:00 p.m. in Wolfensohn Hall at the Institute for Advanced Study.  The performance will feature the music of Bach, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, Fauré and Saint-Saëns.  Walker will be accompanied by pianist Geoffrey Burleson, a member of the Richardson Chamber Players.

Walker has a flourishing career as a solo and chamber musician, playing at numerous festivals and other venues throughout Europe and the United States. He has recorded variously as a cellist, singer and conductor for EMI, Chandos, Nimbus, Quillisma and, most recently, for Naxos. 

Walker received his early musical education as a chorister at St John's College School, Cambridge, and was subsequently awarded a top music scholarship to Harrow School. In 1995, within the space of six weeks, he performed Elgar's Cello and Schumann's Piano Concerti, and earned a choral scholarship which allowed him to return to St John's as an undergraduate in 1996. In that year he won the UNICEF Young Conductors' Platform. At Cambridge, Walker combined daily choral commitments (including tours throughout the world) with studying Mathematics for his B.A., and performed extensively on the cello, piano and organ.

Burleson has performed to wide acclaim throughout Europe and North America.  A graduate of the Peabody Conservatory and the New England Conservatory, he won the Silver Medal in the International Piano Recording Competition.

This performance is made possible by the generous support of Annette Merle-Smith.

The concert is open to the public and tickets are free, but they should be reserved in advance.  To request tickets or for further information about this event, please call (609) 951-4458.