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Classicsonline Home » Artists » » Adams, David

David Adams

David Adams is Leader of the Ulster Orchestra and Co-Artistic Director of the Goldberg Ensemble. As an orchestral leader David has appeared with many of the UK’s symphony and chamber orchestras including the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, City of London Sinfonia, English Chamber Orchestra, and Orchestra of St. Johns. Equally at home on violin and viola he has made numerous guest appearances with the Nash Ensemble, the Lindsays, Endellion Quartet, Leopold String Trio, Hebrides Ensemble, Gould Piano Trio, Sorrel and Danel String Quartets. His other musical collaborations include concerts and broadcasts with Steven Isserlis, Alexander Janizcek and James Clark.

David began his studies at the age of 5 with his father, principal viola in the Hallé Orchestra. He continued his training with Malcolm Layfield at Chetham’s School of Music and the RNCM and then in the USA with Zvi Zeitlin and Daniel Phillips. He has recently acquired a beautiful Johannes Gagliano violin from 1800 and plays a Betts viola c.1840 previously played by his father.

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