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'''David Wilde''' (born 1935 in [[Manchester]]) is an [[England|English]] [[pianist]] and [[composer]]. As a boy he studied with [[Solomon (pianist)|Solomon]] and his pupil [[Franz Reizenstein]], who had also studied composition with [[Paul Hindemith|Hindemith]] and [[Ralph Vaughan Williams|Vaughan Williams]].
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = David Wilde
| image = David Wilde.jpg
| caption = David Wilde in 2020 at The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1935}}
| birth_place = [[Manchester]], [[England]]
| occupation = [[Composer]], [[pianist]]
| genre = [[Classical music|Classical]], [[orchestral music|orchestral]]
}}


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'''David Wilde''' (born 1935 in [[Manchester]]) is an English pianist and composer.<ref name=AM>{{cite web|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|title=David Wilde|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/david-wilde-mn0001616318}}</ref> As a boy he studied with [[Solomon (pianist)|Solomon]] and his pupil [[Franz Reizenstein]], who had also studied composition with [[Paul Hindemith|Hindemith]] and [[Ralph Vaughan Williams|Vaughan Williams]].
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A frequent soloist at the Henry Wood Proms, working with such conductors as [[Jascha Horenstein|Horenstein]], [[Pierre Boulez|Boulez]], and [[Edward Downes|Downes]], he shared with [[Jacqueline du Pré]] the honour of opening the BBC's second TV Channel in the North of England with [[Sir John Barbirolli]] and the [[Hallé Orchestra]] in 1962, and was a soloist at the [[Royal Concert]] the same year.


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A frequent soloist at the Henry Wood Proms, working with such conductors as [[Jascha Horenstein|Horenstein]], [[Pierre Boulez|Boulez]], and [[Edward Downes|Downes]], he shared with [[Jacqueline du Pré]] the honour of opening the BBC's second TV Channel in the North of England with [[Sir John Barbirolli]] and the [[Hallé Orchestra]] in 1962. In the same year, Wilde won the Queen’s Prize and was invited to play at the Royal Concert in the Royal Festival Hall, with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic under Sir John Pritchard, in the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth II, to whom he was afterwards presented by Sir Malcolm Sargent.<ref name = "Herald">Mollison, Kate. (25 January 2017. [https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/arts_ents/15045096.musical-political-life-composer-david-wilde/ ''The musical and political life of composer David Wilde'']. ''[[Herald Scotland]]''.</ref>
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During the 1990s he composed many works protesting against [[human rights abuses]] in our time and was twice honoured by the city of [[Sarajevo]]. "The Cellist of Sarajevo", (1992) dedicated to [[Vedran Smailovic]], is played the world over and was recorded by [[Yo-Yo Ma]] for [[Sony Classical]], and the opera "[[London under Siege]]”, after an idea by Bosnian poet [[Goran Simić (poet)|Goran Simic]], was produced by the State Theatre of [[Lower Saxony]] in 1998.


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During the 1990s he composed many works protesting against [[human rights abuses]] in our time and was twice honoured by the city of [[Sarajevo]]. "The Cellist of Sarajevo", (1992) dedicated to [[Vedran Smailovic]], was recorded by [[Yo-Yo Ma]]<ref name=AM/> for [[Sony Classical]], and the opera ''London Under Siege'', after an idea by Bosnian poet [[Goran Simić (poet)|Goran Simic]], was produced by the State Theatre of [[Lower Saxony]] in 1998.<ref>[https://www.delphianrecords.com/blogs/artists/david-wilde ''Artists: David Wilde'']. [[Delphian Records]].</ref>
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As a pianist Wilde has won several major prizes, including a first at the [[Franz Liszt|Liszt]]-[[Béla Bartók|Bartók]] competition in [[Budapest]] in 1961. The legendary [[Nadia Boulanger]] was a jury member and invited him to Paris for further study. 'Mademoiselle, as she liked to be called, described him as 'Superb performer, magnificent musician", and DW remained in close touch with her for the rest of her long life.


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As a pianist Wilde has won several major prizes, including a first at the [[Franz Liszt|Liszt]]-[[Béla Bartók|Bartók]] competition in [[Budapest]] in 1961. [[Nadia Boulanger]] was a jury member and invited him to Paris for further study. "Mademoiselle", as she liked to be called, described him as "Superb performer, magnificent musician", and he remained in close touch with her for the rest of her long life.<ref name = "Herald"/>
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Recordings include all the [[sonata (music)|Sonatas]] for violin and piano by [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]] with [[Erich Gruenberg]]; the Sonata for violin and piano by his teacher Reizenstein, also with Gruenberg; the Concerto by [[Thomas Wilson (composer)|Thomas Wilson]] (especially composed for him); and works by [[Robert Schumann|Schumann]], [[Franz Liszt|Liszt]], and [[Frédéric Chopin|Chopin]]. He has recorded for [[HMV]], [[Decca Oiseau Lyre]], Lyrita [[Saga]] and [[CRD]], and now records exclusively for [[Delphian Records]] of [[Edinburgh]], who have already issued a recordings of music by Dallapiccola, Busoni, and Liszt, Schumann and Brahms. A Beethoven recital is due to be issued in 2010.


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Recordings include the complete [[sonata (music)|Sonatas]] for violin and piano by [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]] with [[Erich Gruenberg]]; the Sonata for violin and piano by his teacher Reizenstein, also with Gruenberg; the Concerto by [[Thomas Wilson (composer)|Thomas Wilson]] (specially composed for him); and works by [[Robert Schumann|Schumann]], [[Franz Liszt|Liszt]], and [[Frédéric Chopin|Chopin]]. He has recorded for [[HMV]], [[Éditions de l'Oiseau-Lyre|Decca Oiseau Lyre]], [[Lyrita]] Saga and [[CRD Records|CRD]], and now records exclusively for [[Delphian Records]] of [[Edinburgh]], who have already issued a recordings of music by Dallapiccola, Busoni, and Liszt, Schumann and Brahms. A [[Brahms]] recital was issued in 2010.<ref>[https://www.chandos.net/chanimages/Booklets/DC4040.pdf ''Wilde Plays Brahms'']. [[Chandos Records]].</ref>
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DW was Professor of Piano at the Music Academy in [[Hannover]] from 1981 to 2000, and since his return to the UK in 2001 has been Visiting Professor in Keyboard Studies at the [[University of Edinburgh]].


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Wilde was Professor of Piano at the Music Academy in [[Hannover]] from 1981 to 2000, and since his return to the UK in 2001 has been visiting professor in Keyboard Studies at the [[University of Edinburgh]].<ref>[https://www.reidconcerts.music.ed.ac.uk/performer/wilde-david-1935 ''Concerts in the University of Edinburgh from 1841'']. [[Reid Concert Hall]]. [[University of Edinburgh]].</ref>
He continues to play, write, compose, and teach.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.delphianrecords.co.uk/monthly%20newsletter/newsletter0502.htm Wilde Plays Chopin at the Wigmore Hall] DCD34010
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060218042427/http://www.delphianrecords.co.uk/monthly%20newsletter/newsletter0502.htm Wilde Plays Chopin at the Wigmore Hall] DCD34010
* [http://www.cwu.edu/~michelj/Newsletter/Articles/sarajevo.html The Cellist of Sarajevo (Tutti Celli)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060221002607/http://www.cwu.edu/~michelj/Newsletter/Articles/sarajevo.html The Cellist of Sarajevo (Tutti Celli)]

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Latest revision as of 17:00, 2 August 2024

For the English cricketer, see David Wilde (cricketer). For the American writer and critic, see David Wild.

David Wilde
David Wilde in 2020 at The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
David Wilde in 2020 at The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Background information
Born1935 (age 88–89)
Manchester, England
GenresClassical, orchestral
Occupation(s)Composer, pianist

David Wilde (born 1935 in Manchester) is an English pianist and composer.[1] As a boy he studied with Solomon and his pupil Franz Reizenstein, who had also studied composition with Hindemith and Vaughan Williams.

A frequent soloist at the Henry Wood Proms, working with such conductors as Horenstein, Boulez, and Downes, he shared with Jacqueline du Pré the honour of opening the BBC's second TV Channel in the North of England with Sir John Barbirolli and the Hallé Orchestra in 1962. In the same year, Wilde won the Queen’s Prize and was invited to play at the Royal Concert in the Royal Festival Hall, with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic under Sir John Pritchard, in the presence of HM Queen Elizabeth II, to whom he was afterwards presented by Sir Malcolm Sargent.[2]

During the 1990s he composed many works protesting against human rights abuses in our time and was twice honoured by the city of Sarajevo. "The Cellist of Sarajevo", (1992) dedicated to Vedran Smailovic, was recorded by Yo-Yo Ma[1] for Sony Classical, and the opera London Under Siege, after an idea by Bosnian poet Goran Simic, was produced by the State Theatre of Lower Saxony in 1998.[3]

As a pianist Wilde has won several major prizes, including a first at the Liszt-Bartók competition in Budapest in 1961. Nadia Boulanger was a jury member and invited him to Paris for further study. "Mademoiselle", as she liked to be called, described him as "Superb performer, magnificent musician", and he remained in close touch with her for the rest of her long life.[2]

Recordings include the complete Sonatas for violin and piano by Beethoven with Erich Gruenberg; the Sonata for violin and piano by his teacher Reizenstein, also with Gruenberg; the Concerto by Thomas Wilson (specially composed for him); and works by Schumann, Liszt, and Chopin. He has recorded for HMV, Decca Oiseau Lyre, Lyrita Saga and CRD, and now records exclusively for Delphian Records of Edinburgh, who have already issued a recordings of music by Dallapiccola, Busoni, and Liszt, Schumann and Brahms. A Brahms recital was issued in 2010.[4]

Wilde was Professor of Piano at the Music Academy in Hannover from 1981 to 2000, and since his return to the UK in 2001 has been visiting professor in Keyboard Studies at the University of Edinburgh.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "David Wilde". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b Mollison, Kate. (25 January 2017. The musical and political life of composer David Wilde. Herald Scotland.
  3. ^ Artists: David Wilde. Delphian Records.
  4. ^ Wilde Plays Brahms. Chandos Records.
  5. ^ Concerts in the University of Edinburgh from 1841. Reid Concert Hall. University of Edinburgh.
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