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Education |
| 2002 - 2004 | MMus, Guildhall School of Music & Drama with Oleg Kogan
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| 1998 - 2002 | BMus Degree, Guildhall School of Music & Drama with Oleg Kogan
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| 1994 - 1998 | Yehudi Menuhin School under Melissa Phelps and Leonid Gorokhov 96-98
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| 1992 - 1994 | Conservatoire Royale de Bruxelles under cello teacher Edmond Baert) Gold Medal in Chamber Music & Cello Studies Premier Prix de Solfege, Harmony, Lecture à vue, Analysis, History of Music.
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| 1987 - 1992 | Conservatoire de Tournai ( Cello teacher:Christian Diricqu) Medaille du Gouvernement in Violoncello, Chamber Music, History of Music, Solfege
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Awards & Honours: |
| 2008 | J.S Bach Internationa Competition
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| 2002 | Octave de la musique for best classical music album
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| 2004 | Berlotti Buitonie Fellowship Award
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| 2002 | Solti Foundation award
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| 2001 | Risisng star award from the Royal Philharmonique Society
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| 2001 | Award-KPMG/Martin Musical Scholarship Fund (GB)
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| 2001 | Became the cellist of the Piano Trio of the Belgium Foundation for Young Soloists (B)
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| 2000 | Geneva International Cello Competition Special Prize Patrick F.Liechti from the Fondation S.U.I.S.A pour la Musicque (CH)
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| 2000 | Award Winner- KPMG/Martin Musical Scholarship Fund (GB)
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| 1999 | Award- Fondation S.P.E.S (B)
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| 1999 | Award- from the City of Tournai (B)
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| 1999 | Award- Guilherrminia Suggia Gift for Cello (GB)
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| 1999 | Award- Hattory Foudation fro young musicians (GB)
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| 1999 | Award- lan Fleming Charitable Trust (GB)
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| 1999 | Award-Fondation Belge pour la Vocation (B)
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| 1998 | First Grand Prix- Tenuto National Competition of Belgium
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| 1998 | Deuxieme Grand Prix- 11 th International Cello Competition in Douai (F)
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| 1996 | Finalist- Eurovision Young Musician Competitîon in Lisbon (P)
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| 1996 | Award- Guilherminia Suggia Gift for Cello (GB)
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| 1995 | First Grand Finalist- Audi International Musician Competition (GB)
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| 1994 | First Prix-Credit Communale Competition Pro Civitate (B)
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| l993 | First Grand Prix in the Senior and the Junior International Music Competition in Wathrelos (F)
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| 1991 | First Grand Prix in Young Soloist National Competition in Bruxelles (B)
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Performances: |
1990 Solo debut with the Belgium National Orchestra
Since then played with
- Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
- BBC Symphony Orchestra
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- London Soloist Chamber Orchestra
- l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Liege
- l'Orchestre Symphonique de la VRT
- l'Orchestre de la Beethoven Akademie
- l'Orchestre national de Lille
- Zurich chamber orchestra
- l'Orchestre de chambre de Lauzanne
- l'Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie
- l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
- l'Orchestre Symphonique de Grenoble
- Polish Philharmonic Orchestra
- Symphonia of Warsaw
- Seoul Philharmonic
- Johannesbourg Philhamonic Orchestra
- Brighton Philharmonic
- The Philharmonia,
- NHK Tokyo
and was appointed Principale Cello of the Philharmonia Orchestra in March 2001 (the youngest Principle cello ever)
David has collaborated as a soloist with the following conductors:
- Christophe Warren-green
- Robin O'Neil
- Alice Fharnham
- Pascal Roffe
- Lord Menuhin
- Mstislav Rostropovitch
- Walter Weller
- Sir Charles Mackerras
- Vladimir Ashkenazy
- C.V.Dohnanyi
- Riccardo Muti
- Martin Brabbins
- Richard Hickox
and has appeared at festivals such as
- Kronberg (Germany),
- Manchester ( U.K),
- Cambridge (U.K.),
- Beauvais (France),
- Orpheus Baccheus in Bordeaux ( France),
- Gstaad Festival (Suisse),
- West Cork Chamber music festival( Ireland ).
- Oxford Chamber music festival (U.K.)
- Leicester Chamber music festival (U.K.)
- Kuhmo Chamber music Festival (Finland )
Master classes and Lessons:
- Melissa Phelps (Yehudi Menuhin School),
- François Guy (Bain Musical de Flaine),
- William Pleeth (YMS),
- Ralph Kirschbaum (YMS),
- Lynn Harrel (YMS),
- Danniil Shafran (YMS),
- Natalia Gutman (Royal college Norhen Cello Festival),
- Young Chang Cho (Kronberg Cello Festival),
- Mstislav Rostropovitch (KCF),
- Gary Hoffman (KCF),
- Aldo Parisot (Paris),
- Bernard Greenhouse (KCF),
- Steven Isserlis (International Seminar Musicians Prussia Cove),
- Ralph Kirschbaum (IMS Prussia Cove).
- Boris Pergamenschikow (RNCF)
David plays on a magnificient Dominicus Montagnana cello circa 1735 thanks to the kindness and generosity of Mrs Pat Morton and the help from the Razumovsky trust.
He is the Artistic director of the Melchior Ensemble, which brings together the young musicians from Europe such as
Sasha Sitkovetsky, Anna-liisa Bezrodny, Silver Ainomae, Priya Mitchel, Natalie Clein etc. The ensemble is in Residence in Peter House Cambridge.
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