Edward Walton
Violin, 20, Australian/British
Edward Walton studies with Professor Boris Kuschnir and is a Violin Channel Young Artist and Pirastro Strings Young Artist. Prizewinner at major international competitions, he received Second Prize at the 2021 Menuhin International Violin Competition (Junior Division), First Prize at Il Piccolo Violino Magico, and the 2026 Musica Goritiensis Violin Competition. He has appeared as soloist with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Göttinger Symphonie Orchester, and the National Symphony Orchestra. Edward is a scholarship recipient of the Musikakademie Liechtenstein and performs on a Gennaro Gagliano violin, generously loaned through Beare’s International Violin Society.
WFISC Semi-final
Wednesday 30th September 2pm
J.S Bach sonata No. 2 A Minor BWV 1003 Andante and Allegro (mvt 3 and 4)
Chausson Poeme Op 25
Witold Lutoslawski Subito
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto D major Op 35 1st mvt