ESTHER WALKER

As a soloist and a much sought-after chamber musician, Esther Walker works regularly with such ensembles as the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra, the Zurich Camerata and the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional del Ecuador as well as with distinguished artists such as the baritone Gilles Cachemaille, cellists Joel Marosi and Peter Hörr and violinist Sergey Ostrovsky. She made her Lucerne Festival début in 2004, when she was heard in a performance of Hindemith's Chamber Music No. 1 for twelve solo instruments under the direction of Claudio Abbado. Hindemith is a composer who occupies a special place in Esther Walker's affections. In 2011, she began to record all of Hindemith's piano music as part of a project that has received widespread acclaim in musical circles.