FULL BIOGRAPHY
“A noble pursuit [Titanic Double Bass] that showcases the range of the mighty double bass well” BBC Music April 2019
In 1985 David was appointed Principal Double Bass with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra by Rudolf Barshai, at the age of 25. David has performed under four principal conductors before the current highly acclaimed incumbent Kirill Karabits. With the BSO David has toured Europe, America and as far as Hong Kong performing in the world’s finest concert halls such as Carnegie Hall – New York, and the Musikverein – Vienna as well as covering the length and breadth of the UK, and regularly at the BBC Proms.
“he plays with real musicianship of the sort that made the familiar Rachmaninoff Vocalise sound more seductive than most singers can” Charles Acton The Irish Times
As one of the most frequently recorded symphony orchestras in the UK, David has appeared on over 130 BSO recordings on labels such as Decca, Warner Classics, Onyx, Naxos, Marco Polo, Virgin, EMI, Hyperion, Sony Classical, Columbia, Chandos, BIS, ASV, and Dutton, including a number of which have won the coveted ‘Grammy’ and ‘Gramophone’ awards. “The Silver Violin” album, with acclaimed violinist Nicola Benedetti, was the best-selling classical album of 2012. In 2017 the BSO completed it’s acclaimed recording cycle of Prokofieff symphonies with Kirill Karabits.
David has appeared as soloist with the BSO to high acclaim, performing Bottesini’s Concerto No.2 in the orchestra’s main season series and Bottesini’s Duo Concertant with Jonathan Carney.
"Proved beyond doubt that the stringed giant of the orchestra is a very agile instrument in the hands of a star performer” Bournemouth Evening Echo
David has played as guest Principal Double Bass with many other British and Irish orchestras including the London Philharmonic, the BBC Symphony, the BBC Philharmonic, the BBCNOW, the Royal Philharmonic and RTE NSOI.
2017 saw the release of David's debut recital CD “Titanic DOUBLE BASS” to favourable review. Including some of the solo recital repertoire David has performed over the past decades such as Schubert’s great ‘Arpeggione’ sonata, the title track features a melody his Great Uncle played on the deck of the Titanic as it departed Ireland. The disc also contains a premiere recording of a piece commissioned by David from John Kinsella, the renowned Irish composer called "15th April 1912”. The disc has been played on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM and a video filmed to accompany the title track was released by ClassicFM and has had over 43000 views to date.
“this is a fascinating disc, well worth hearing for Daly’s outstanding lyricism and command of his instrument.”
THE ART MUSIC LOUNGE—© 2018 Lynn René Bayley
David started to play the bass at the age of twelve studying at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin with Mr Helmut Engemann. A member of the Irish Youth Orchestra for many years, in 1978 he won a place with the European Community Youth orchestra under Claudio Abbado. The following year he joined the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland and appeared as soloist with the RTE Concert Orchestra. Further studies followed with Prof.Thomas Martin (Guildhall School of Music) and in 1982 he moved to London and joining the BBC Concert Orchestra as well as freelancing with various orchestras including the English Chamber Orchestra. In 1988 David took a year out to attend Indiana University in Bloomington to study with Prof Bruce Bransby (Principal Double Bass of the L.A.Philharmonic) At this time he also took lessons with Edwin Barker (Principal Bass, Boston Symphony) and played in masterclass to the extraordinary cellist János Starker.
“The [Titanic DOUBLE BASS] CD must go down as a landmark in Double bass recordings for beauty of playing and beauty of recorded sound” John Kinsella, Composer
David is a visiting professor at the London College of Music and teaches at Marlborough College and at Winchester College. He is bass tutor at the annual "Crescendohungary" summer music school in Tokaji eastern Hungary.
David has been an active participant of the BSO’s education programme directing many acclaimed educational projects and also gives occasional pre-concert talks. A keen chamber musician, he has participated in the BSO’s chamber series at Wimborne St. Giles house.
SHORTER BIOGRAPHY
“A noble pursuit [Titanic Double Bass] that showcases the range of the mighty double bass well” BBC Music April 2019
In 1985 David was appointed Principal Double Bass with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra by Rudolf Barshai, at the age of 25. With the orchestra David has toured the UK, Europe, America and as far as Hong Kong performing in the world’s finest concert halls such as Carnegie Hall – New York, and the Musikverein – Vienna and at the BBC Proms. David has appeared on over 100 of BSO recordings, and featured a number of times as soloist with the BSO to high acclaim.
“he plays with real musicianship of the sort that made the familiar Rachmaninoff Vocalise sound more seductive than most singers can” Charles Acton The Irish Times
David has also played as guest Principal Double Bass with various other British and Irish orchestras including the London Philharmonic, the BBC symphony, the Royal Philharmonic and RTE NSOI. David is a visiting professor at the London College of Music and teaches at Marlborough College and Winchester College. He is bass tutor at the annual "Crescendo" summer music school in Tokaji eastern Hungary. 2017 saw the release of his debut recital CD “Titanic DOUBLE BASS”.
David Daly started to play the Double Bass at the age of twelve studying at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin. A member of the Irish Youth Orchestra for many years, in 1978 he won a place with the European Community Youth orchestra under Claudio Abbado. The following year he joined the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland. Further studies followed with Prof.Thomas Martin (Guildhall School of Music), Prof Bruce Bransby Indiana University and with Edwin Barker (Principal Bass, Boston Symphony) and played in masterclass to the extraordinary cellist János Starker.
“this is a fascinating disc, well worth hearing for Daly’s outstanding lyricism and command of his instrument.”
THE ART MUSIC LOUNGE—© 2018 Lynn René Bayley
SHORTEST BIOGRAPHY
“A noble pursuit [Titanic Double Bass] that showcases the range of the mighty double bass well” BBC Music April 2019
In 1985 David was appointed Principal Double Bass with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra by Rudolf Barshai, at the age of 25. With the orchestra David has toured the UK, Europe, America and as far as Hong Kong performing in the world’s finest concert halls such as Carnegie Hall – New York, and the Musikverein – Vienna and at the BBC Proms. David has appeared on over 100 of BSO recordings, and featured a number of times as soloist with the BSO to high acclaim. David has also played as guest Principal Double Bass with various other British and Irish orchestras including the London Philharmonic, the BBC symphony, the Royal Philharmonic and RTE NSOI. He is a visiting professor at the London College of Music and teaches at Winchester College and Marlborough College. He is bass tutor at the annual "Crescendo" summer music school in Tokaji eastern Hungary. 2017 saw the release of his debut recital CD “Titanic DOUBLE BASS”.
“he plays with real musicianship of the sort that made the familiar Rachmaninoff Vocalise sound more seductive than most singers can” Charles Acton The Irish Times
David plays a double bass made for him by Martyn Bailey in 2008 on ‘Titanic DOUBLE BASS’ www.mjbl.co.uk