Adam L. Walker (born in 26 December 1987) is an English classical flautist.
Adam was born in Retford, Nottinghamshire. By the age of nine, he had taught himself to play the flute and piano. A year later, he entered Chetham's School of Music, where he studied flute with Gitte Sorensen, also studying piano as a secondary subject.
In 2002, at the age of 14, Adam became the youngest ever winner of the British Flute Society Competition and in 2003 won the Royal Overseas League prize for the woodwind player with "the most promise". He has appeared as soloist with the Hallé Orchestra at Bridgewater Hall and with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at Buckingham Palace. In 2004, he was a concerto finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition performing Nielsen's Flute Concerto with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ilan Volkov at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh. Later that year he made his debut recital at Wigmore Hall, and gave a recital at St George’s Bristol. He has given numerous radio broadcasts, including appearances on BBC Radio 3. As a teen, he also appeared in a primetime BBC documentary, How to make a Genius.
In January 2005, Adam toured the middle-east and in August he took part in the Edinburgh International Festival production of Britten’s Curlew River. His concert work has included recitals with harpist Sally Pryce at Wigmore Hall and Bridgewater Hall and in Paris and Madrid. Since September 2005, Adam has been studying with Michael Cox at the Royal Academy of Music.
In 2006 his performance of Christopher Ball's Flute Concerto (which had been written for him) was released on CD.
Adam has just been appointed Principal Flute of the London Symphony Orchestra.
  | Chetham's Competition Success Lineup - Page not found - Chetham's School of Music |
| | BBC Young Musician Wigmore Concert - BBC - Young Musician of the Year Competition - Wigmore Hall Series |
| | BBC Radio 3 - BBC - Radio 3 - In Tune - 15 November 2004 |
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