Matthew Wilkie

Matthew Wilkie is an Australian classical bassoonist. He is Principal Bassoon with the Chamber [Orchestra of Europe] and Principal Emeritus Bassoon with the Sydney [Symphony Orchestra]. He has made a substantial number of recordings, notably with the COE, in both a full orchestra and as a member of the Wind Soloists of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
Wilkie studied with Klaus Thunemann at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover.
James Ledger wrote Outposts, a bassoon concerto, for Wilkie, which Wilkie premiered with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in 2011.