Hailed as a “Modern Day Maestro”, William Garfield Walker is currently the Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Nova Orchester Wien (NOW!)- Vienna’s newest professional orchestra. With NOW! Walker has performed for the G20 economic forum. In 2020 Walker was selected for the prestigious AAF Ansbacher/Farber Conducting fellowship of the Salzburg Fellowship. In March 2020 a Resolution “Commending the Musical Genius of Mr. William Garfield Walker…” was passed by the Mississippi House of Representatives in a unanimous bipartisan vote. He is also a 2017 recipient of the Bruno Walter Memorial Conducting Scholarship. His performances have been broadcasted on National Public Radio (USA) and RadioKlassics Stephansdom (Austria).
Expertise: Orchestra Leadership
Home Base: Vienna
Languages: English, German
www.williamgarfieldwalker.com
