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Victoria Walker

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Cellist, Individual, Underground Artist
Cellist
London

Victoria Walker has performed as a soloist in concerto and recital performances in the UK, Australia, France and Trinidad, and recorded and premiered the cello concerto Roundelay by Stephen Dodgson, which was premiered at the first World Youth Guitar Festival and Bath Guitar Festival commissioned by the National Youth Guitar Ensemble. Her debut solo album 'To The Trains', with pianist Daniel Hill, featuring works by Debussy, Martinu and Glazunov was released in 2012 on her own label, Savannah Classic. Victoria studied as a scholar with Hannah Roberts, at the RNCM and with Steven Doane and Margaret Moncrieff, as a senior exhibitioner at the RCM. Victoria recently performed solo cello on Love Is Where You Are for Peter Howarth’s 2014 album, Evermore – Songs of Love and Inspiration, and latterly collaborated with Joe Carabine for his single When You Were Mine. She also recorded Radiation and When Is It Gonna Rain, new works for solo cello by composer Montgomery Sadler. Victoria’s further recording experience encompasses albums by Lisa Stansfield and Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, and sessions for London Telefilmonic Orchestra, Urban Soul Orchestra, Nitin Sawhney and Ellie Lawson. Victoria has performed as Principal ‘Cello with the English Sinfonia (Principal Trial), Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra, London Soloist Chamber Orchestra, Co-Opera Ireland and Sinfonia ViVa. Further orchestral work includes performances with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, English National Ballet and Rambert Dance Company, with West End appearances including Guys and Dolls, The Sound of Music, Mahabharata and the premiere of Berlin. Alongside her solo and orchestral playing, concerts include performances with Nitin Sawhney, Scott Walker, Damon Albarn, Anoushka Shankar, Jarvis Cocker, Natacha Atlas, Natty, Reena Bhardwaj, Rox, Fink, Imogen Heap and Akram Khan. Victoria is also Artistic Director of Stringing Sisters.

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