Adam Birtwistle: A Singular Vision of Musical Portraiture Adam Birtwistle, born in Eton in 1959, is a British artist whose distinctive portraits of composers and musicians have garnered critical acclaim and secured his place within the National Portrait Gallery’s collection. His artistic lineage is steeped in musical heritage – his father, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, himself a celebrated composer – fostering an environment that profoundly shaped his creative trajectory and instilled a lifelong fascination with performance art. Alongside Silas Birtwistle, his brother, also an artist, Adam pursue…