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Thomas Christian DavidAustrian composer, conductor and music teacher
Date of Birth: 22.12.1925
Country:  Austria |
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Biography of Thomas Christian David
Thomas Christian David was an Austrian composer, conductor, and music educator. He was the son of composer Johann Nepomuk David and the brother of Lucas David.
Early Life and Education
Thomas Christian David received his first musical education from his father. He sang in the boys' choir of the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. In 1943, he enrolled in the Leipzig Conservatory of Music, but in 1944, he was drafted into the German military service.
After the end of World War II, from 1945 to 1948, David studied flute and choral conducting at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. He then pursued musicology at the University of Tübingen.
Career
From 1948 to 1957, David worked as a répétiteur and choir master at the Stuttgart Opera. He then returned to Vienna, where he taught at the Vienna Academy of Music and conducted its chamber choir. In 1960, he led the choir on a world tour.
From 1967 to 1973, David worked in Tehran as a professor at the University of Tehran and the chief conductor of the Iranian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra.
From 1974 to 1988, he served as a professor at the Vienna Academy of Music. Additionally, from 1986 to 1988, he held the position of President of the Austrian Union of Composers.
Compositions
Thomas Christian David was primarily known for his chamber music compositions, including trios, quartets, and sonatas. He also composed a Concerto for Double Bass (1979), Flute (1982), and Cello (1982) with orchestra. Additionally, he wrote several religious compositions, with his oratorio "The Road to Emmaus" (1981) being particularly noteworthy.
As a conductor, David's recordings include his father's violin concerto, in which his brother performed as the soloist with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra.
