David Barnard - Pianist

David Barnard - Piano

Originally from Australia, David studied at the Flinders Street School of Music (Adelaide) with Diana Harris. At the age of 18, he graduated with a Bachelor of Music (Performance) and an Advanced Diploma of Music (Accompanying). He was recognised nationally for his outstanding achievements during study and for being the youngest B.Mus graduate in Australia.

David returned to his family roots to further his career and he is now working widely throughout the UK and Europe as a chamber musician, accompanist & opera répétiteur.

As a répétiteur David has worked with, Nicholas Braithwaite (State Opera of South Australia), John Owen-Edwards (Gilbert & Sullivan Company), Fraser Goulding (The Opera School Wales, Swansea City Opera), Phillip Sutherland (TOSW, Opera Box) Martin Merry (Opera Osuna, Seville), Stephen Barlow (State Opera of South Australia), Paul McCreesh (Music in the round, Sheffield), Kent Nagano (ABC Classics), Michael Lloyd (British Youth Opera), David Corkhill (BYO), Peter Robinson (State Opera of South Australia & BYO), English Touring Opera as MD for the education project, ICE and The Minatour Music Theatre Company as MD for the New English Version of The Barber of Seville.

His recital work has included; Gillian Sullivan, Wendy Hopkins, Deborah Norman, Nicola Mills, Sylvia O'Brien, Frank O’Brien, Sarah Fox, Adrian Dwyer, Dawn Foxall, Diana Sharpe, Donald Maxwell, Thomas Gregory, Daniel Parkin, including concerts in the Oxford Lieder Festival, Buxton Fringe Festival, St. John's, Smith Square (London), Chichester Festival (LMN), Wexford Festival (MFW), National Concert Hall (Dublin) & Florence, Italy.

His Orchestral work includes: Manchester Concert Orchestra, London Concert Orchestra (Raymond Gubbay Ltd) & BBC Symphony Orchestra.

David is a part of the Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now scheme, and involved in the Britten-Pears young artists programme.

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