Adam L. Walker (born in 26 December 1987 in Retford, Nottinghamshire) taught himself to play the flute at the age of 9. Alongside this, he also taught himself to play the piano. A year later, at the age of ten, he entered Chetham's School of Music, where he studied flute with Gitte Sorensen, also studying piano as a secondary pursuit. December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Retford is a market town in northeastern Nottinghamshire, England in the district of Bassetlaw and is 31 miles from the county town of Nottingham. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Chethams School of Music, familiarly known as Chets, is a specialist music school in Manchester, United Kingdom. ...

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. In a controversial final, many believed Adam was robbed of the title and should have won it hands down.^{[citation needed]} 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. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The Hallé Orchestra is one of Britains longest established orchestras, and is based in Manchester. ... The Bridgewater Hall is an international concert venue in Manchester, England. ... The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) is based in Birmingham in England. ... Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BBC Young Musician of the Year is a televised competition for British keyboard, percussion, string, brass and woodwind players, under 18 years old. ... Carl Nielsen Carl August Nielsen (June 9, 1865, Sortelung – October 3, 1931, Copenhagen) was a conductor, violinist, and the most internationally known composer from Denmark. ... The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is the BBCs classical music ensemble in Scotland. ... The Wigmore Hall is a concert hall specialising in classical music in Wigmore Street London. ... BBC Radio 3 is a domestic UK BBC radio station, which devotes most of its schedule to classical music. ...

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. As of September 2005, Adam has been studying with Michael Cox at the Royal Academy of Music. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in January • 29 Ephraim Kishon • 25 Philip Johnson • 23 Johnny Carson • 22 Parveen Babi • 20 Jan Nowak-Jeziorański • 17 Virginia Mayo • 17 Zhao Ziyang • 15... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Motto: De Madrid al Cielo (From Madrid to Heaven) Location Coordinates: Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in September September 28 : Constance Baker Motley September 25 : M. Scott Peck September 25 : Don Adams September 20 : Simon Wiesenthal September 14 : Robert Wise September 10 : Hermann Bondi September 8 : Donald Horne September 7 : Moussa Arafat... The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) is a constituent college of the University of London, and is one of the leading music institutions in the world. ...

External links

• Young Concert Artists Trust
• BBC Radio 3
• BBC Young Musician Wigmore Concert
• Edinburgh International Festival
• Chetham's Competition Success Lineup