Background
Walton was born into a musical family. His grandfather was a cellist with the Hallé Orchestra under the eponymous founder Charles Hallé, and his father played in the Queen"s Hall Orchestra.
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Bernard Walton
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Walton later studied at the Royal College of Music.
Career
He was taught by George Anderson, who was the principal clarinetist at the founding of the London Symphony Orchestra under Hans Richter in 1904. He served as principal clarinetist of the Philharmonia from 1953 to 1966, when Walter Legge left the orchestra in 1964. Walton tried unsuccessfully to persuade Legge to continue with the orchestra, and after his departure, Walton was the principal influence in establishing the Philharmonia (now renamed the New Philharmonia Orchestra) as a self-governing body and he served as its first chairman.
After leaving the orchestra in April 1966, he rejoined the London Philharmonic, and devoted more time to chamber music, forming the Music Group of London with Hugh Bean, Eileen Croxford, and David Parkhouse.
In addition to his work as a performer, he was Professor of Clarinet at the Royal College of Music from 1954 until his death. Mr.Walton"s classic recordings of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto and the Brahm"s Clarinet Quintet, with a tribute paid to him by Jack Brymer are available on Testament Recordings(Civil Defense).
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United Kingdom