Known throughout Europe and Australia as one of the great tuba virtuosi, Ian King gave the first Australian performance of Vaughan Williams' Tuba Concerto in 1955, and has since given many other concerto performances in Australia, England and Europe, including concertos for bassoon and horn. In 1958 he recorded a solo disc for an Australian recording company, and has made many subsequent appearances on radio and television, as well as in the concert hall, as soloist and in chamber music. Several contemporary works have been written for him, most notably Gordon Jacob’s ‘Suite for Tuba and Orchestra’ and he currently teaches tuba at the Faculty of Music, The University of Melbourne.