David is a pianist from Ireland. He studied both his Bachelor of Music and Masters of Arts in Music degrees at the Munster Technological University Cork School of Music in Ireland under the tutelage of Dr. Gabriela Mayer (Head of Keyboard Studies). During his studies he also took a special interest in historical improvisation, both on the piano and the organ. Once he completed his Masters studies, David moved to Salzburg, Austria to further his musical education. Salzburg is widely considered one of the most prestigious centres for classical music in the world. While in Salzburg, David took private lessons with both Serbian pianist Minka Popovic and organ virtuoso Gordon Safari.
David has won first prize at competitions in both solo and chamber music categories and was selected by the National Concert Hall Dublin to perform in a masterclass with international concert pianist Barry Douglas in 2021. He has been invited to perform at national music festivals in Ireland such as the West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2022 and has taken masterclasses with international concert pianists such as Finghin Collins, Alasdair Beatson, and Michael MacHale.
David’s teaching career began when he started teaching piano at the Summer Music on the Shannon Classical music festival in 2015 while working as resident pianist for the festival, and since has many years experience as a piano teacher including at Sonatina Music Academy in Ireland and as a free-lance piano teacher in Austria. Since 2023, he has worked as a full-time Music educator/Concert pianist at MUSO Music Academy in Perth, WA