David Phillips Classical Pianist from New York City, NY

David Phillips is an accomplished concert pianist with an extensive performance and teaching record. His deft interpretations of classical composers such as Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert have garnered him wide acclaim, as well as invitations to appear with notable institutions such as The Dubrovnik Symphony, The London Philharmonic, The San Antonio Symphony, The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. He also gave a Carnegie Hall Debut on February 20, 2007 in New York City. Phillips' mastery of the piano has also been noted by the US Department of State, who's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs invited him to appear on two of their tours, one to Armenia and the other to Croatia. On these tours Phillips appeared as a soloist with both the Armenian Philharmonic and the Dubrovnik Symphony and he led master classes at the Sayat Nova Music Academy and the Zagreb Conservatory. Recently David has performed on the Rite of Spring Great Performers Concert series in New York City. He has also given solo recitals at the Old First Concert Series in San Francisco, the Key West Pops Orchestra in Florida, The Donnell Library Concert Series in New York City and the Trinity Concert Series, also in New York City. David Phillips is a graduate of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and New York's Juilliard School. He has studied under the instruction of Daniel and Marilyn Eller, Alfred Brendel, Dady Mehta, Peter Serkin, Arthur Balsam and Jeanne Stark-Lochmanns.

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