David Pereira

Who is David Pereira?

David Pereira is an Australian classical cellist, considered one of the finest working today. He was Senior Lecturer in Cello at the Canberra School of Music from 1990 to 2008. He remains there as a Distinguished Artist in Residence.

Pereira was born in Macksville, New South Wales in 1953, moved to Young at the age of five and then to Leura. He studied with John Painter at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music 1972-75 and graduated as "Student of the Year". He also studied with Fritz Magg at Indiana University and completed a Masters Degree in Cello Performance.

His early work included Musica Viva Australia tours of the Outback with Richard Goldner and Charmian Gadd.

He played with the Australia Ensemble for 11 years, and was Principal Cellist of the Australian Chamber Orchestra and of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He has also played with Flederman, the Seymour Group, the String Soloists of the Berlin Philharmonic, Felix Ayo, the Chilingirian Quartet, Roger Woodward, Geoffrey Tozer, Ian Munro, and the Sydney String Quartet.