Wolfgang David

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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, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tonkünstler Orchestra, Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra, and New York Virtuosi.

David began studying violin at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, at the age of eight, where he studied for many years with Rainer Küchl, the concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. He continued his musical education with Igor Ozim at the Hochschule für Musik Köln and with Yfrah Neaman at the Guildhall School of Music, London.

The winner of many competitions, David has concertized in over 30 countries including major concert halls such as Carnegie Hall, Cerritos Center in Los Angeles, Musikverein Vienna, Konzerthaus Vienna, Philharmonie Köln, Wigmore Hall in London, and Bolshoi Hall at the Moscow Conservatory.

While performing the traditional violin repertoire, Wolfgang David collaborates with a number of living composers, commissioning and premiering new works. Recent commissions include compositions by David Gompper, Joseph Dangerfield, Noel Zahler, Luke Dahn, and Ching-Chu Hu.

The March 2001 edition of the British music magazine The Strad described his playing "as emotionally wide-ranging as one could hope for."^{[verification needed]}

Wolfgang David performs on a violin built in 1715 by Carlo Bergonzi, Cremona, on exclusive loan to him from the Austrian National Bank.