English lutenist
Christopher Wilson studied with Diana Poulton at the Royal College of Music from 1970 to 1972, and performed his debut recital at Wigmore Hall in 1977. He has performed and recorded a remarkable range of 16th and 17th century music for solo lute. He is also a frequent collaborator with singers
Paul Agnew,
Rufus Müller,
Michael Chance, and
Shirley Rumsey (with whom he formed the duo
Kithara). He founded the Lute Group and has played with such ensembles as the
Consort of Musicke,
Fretwork,
English Baroque Soloists, and
Gothic Voices. He teaches the lute at Trinity College of Music in London.