Wolfgang David is an Austrian violin

Violin

The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

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Biography

Viennese violinist Wolfgang David (born Wolfgang Sengstschmid in St. Pölten, Austria), established himself on the international stage as recitalist and soloist with some of today's leading orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is a British orchestra based in London. It tours widely, and is sometimes referred to as "Britain's national orchestra"...

, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

The Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra is the orchestra of the Austrian national broadcaster Österreichischer Rundfunk . Founded in 1969 with the name of the ORF-Symphonieorchester , it is the only radio orchestra in the country...

, Tonkünstler Orchestra

Tonkünstler Orchestra

The Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich is an Austrian orchestra based in Vienna and St. Pölten, Lower Austria.-Origin of the name:The orchestra's name has its origins in the Tonkünstler-Sozietät, Wien, which was organizing concerts in the era of Haydn and Mozart...

, Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Berne Symphony Orchestra, and New York Virtuosi.

He has been well received by the press — the Washington Post wrote that he "scaled the heights of musicmaking” and the March 2001 edition of the British music magazine The Strad described his playing “as emotionally wide-ranging as one could hope for.”

Discography

• Violin Concerto (2009)

  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

  Emmanuel Siffert, conductor

  Wolfgang David, violin

  Peter Zazofsky, piano

• The Royal Lullaby (2006)

  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

  Emmanuel Siffert, conductor

  Wolfgang David, violin

  Indhuon Srikaranonda, piano

• The New Canon (2005/2006)

  Wolfgang David, violin

  David Gompper, piano

• Star of the Country Down (2005/2006)

  Wolfgang David, violin

  David Gompper, piano

• Finnegan's Wake (2003)

  Wolfgang David, violin

  David Gompper, piano

• Viva concertante (2005/2006)

  Slovak Radio Orchestra

  Kirk Trevor, conductor

  Wolfgang David, violin

  Elisabeth Kropfitsch, violin

External links

• www.wolfgangdavid.com - Official Website

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