Kim Walker is recognized as one of the world’s leading bassoonists, having performed on five continents – Asia, North America, Europe, Australia and Africa - and recorded more than 30 highly acclaimed CDs as a soloist and chamber musician.

Her solo career began in her teens with a benchmark recital at the Wigmore Hall in 1982, of which the London Times wrote: “She outclassed many an operatic rival.” Since then, Kim has performed at leading musical festivals around the globe over more than 20 years and with many of the great European Orchestras and pre-eminent conductors.

Kim was a founding member of Queens of the Night quartet and the Fidelio wind ensemble in Geneva. She has collaborated with the Guarneri quartet, the Ensemble Contrechamps, as well as Menahem Pressler, Richard Tognetti, Dimitri Sitkovetsky, Stadler, Ougorssky, and many other leading musicians.

Kim has also freelanced as guest principal bassoon with Montreal Symphony, London Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, l’Orchestra de la Suisse Romande, and l’Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne under the batons of: Leonard Bernstein, Armin Jordan, Antal Dorati, Sir George Solti, Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Richard Hickox, Lorin Maazel, Joseph Silverstein, Maurice Bourgue and Jacques Zoon.

American-born and an Australian citizen since 2005, Kim will undertake solo performance tours to Scandinavia, South America and across Asia in 2011.

Awards and recognition

Pope Foundation Music Awards, New York 1992

1st Prize International Competition, Ancona, Italy 1972

1st Prize International Competition, Stresa Italy 1972

Albums and Recordings

To browse and purchase Kim's albums and recordings please visit VDE-Gallo Records, or visit the 'Recordings' page to preview sample tracks online here.