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Biography
David Cohen was Born in 1980, He started to play the cello when he was 7 years old, and success soon followed.
In 1991 he won First Prize in the Young Soloist Competition and First Prize with Distinction in the Senior and the Junior International Competition in Wathrelos, France. He then went to the "Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles" In 1994 David joins the Yehudi Menuhin School (London) during 4 years thanks to a grant from the Menuhin Foundation. He has studied at Guidhall School of Music & Drama (London) with Oleg Kogan where he was awarded a four year scholarship.
David carries of several prizes in International competitions:
At 11, he received in the same year the 1st prize at the« Jeunes Solistes » and « Crédit Communal » National Competitions (B).
1st prize with "grande distinction" for the International Competition of Music in Wathrelos junior category in 1993 and Senior in 1995 (F).
1st prize of the " Royale Conservatoire de Bruxelles" in Edmond Baert's class at 12.
1er Grand Finalist at the Audi International Competition in 1995 (GB).
1st Grand Finalist at the International Cello Competition in Douai (F), Manuel Rosenthal president in 1995.
1st Grand Prix - "'Tenuto' National Competition" (B).
Award «Guilherminia Suggia Gift for Cello » Donation in 1996 & 1999 (GB).
Ian Fleming Charitable Trust Award for "extremely talented musicians" 1999 (GB).
Award "Fondation pour la Vocation" 1999 (B).
Award from the « Hattory Foundation for young musicians » Donation 1999 (GB).
Award from the City of Tournai in 1999.(B)
Award from the " Fondation SPES" in 1999.(B)
Award winner of the KPMG/Martin Musical Scholarship Fund in 2000 and 2001.(GB)
Prize Winner at the Geneva international Cello Competition Special Prize "Patrick F.Liechti" from the Fondation SUISA pour la musique . 2000 (CH)
Nominated "Rising Star" for the season 2002-2003 by the "Royal Philharmonic Society of Belgium" and the "Concert Gebouw".
Gold Medal winner at the GSMD in London, (like Jaqueline Dupre)
Awarded the CRPLF "Young soloist of the year" by the Community of French speaking Radios of the World ( RTBF, Radio Canda, Radio France, Radio Suisse Romande
Award from the Hattory Foundation "senior" 2003. (GB)
Award from the Solti Foundation 2003. (GB)
Award from the Berloti-Buitonie foundation 2004. (GB)
Octave de la Musique foe best classical music Album of 2004 (B)
Artiste in Residence in Peter House Cambridge 2005 (UK)
He has had lessons and master-classes with :Edmond Baert, Wiliam Pleeth, Melissa Pheleps, Christophe Henkel, Lynn Harrel, Daniil Schafran, Nathalia Gutman, Gary Hofman, Bernard Greenhouse, Steven Isserlis, Boris Pergamenschikow, Lord Yehudi Menuhin, Mstislav Rostropovich and now, Oleg Kogan.
1997, he has a Master Class with Maestro Rostropovitch and after listening to David, the Maestro offers him to play right away in his cello sextet and to perform for a tour in Germany with the Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra.
As soon as he was 11, David begun an International career as a soloist :
With the Flemish Orchestra of Brussels, the Belgium National Orchestra, l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Liege, l'Orchestre Symphonique de la VRT, l'Orchestre de la Beethoven Akademie, l'Orchestre national de Lille, l'Orchestre de Chambre de Zurich, L'Orchestre de chambre de Lauzanne, l'Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, l'Orchestra Symphonique de Grenoble, the london soloist Chamber Orchestra, the Polish Philharmonic Orchestra under Lord Y. Menuhin's Direction, Symphonia of Varsaw, The Shostakovitch Concerto at the Royal Festival Hall with Philharmonia Ortchestra (Sir Charles Mackerras).
He is regularly invited to several International cello festivals like Kronberg (Germany), Manchester, Cambridge (U.K.), Beauvais (France) and the Gstaad Festival (Suisse) .
"...David Cohen, one of the most talented young cellists I know. He was a student at my School for some years, and is altogether a remarkable young man, a remarkable performer and already an outstanding cellist." Lord Yehudi Menuhin (dec. 98)
David has been appointed Principle Cello of the Philharmonia Orchestra in March 2002 (the youngest Principle cello ever!)
David is a Professor at the Pretigious Conservatoire Royalde Musique de Mons in Belgium.
You will find recordings by David with Forlane, Classic FM, Cypres-Records and the LPO Label.
David play on a magnificient Dominicus Montagnana cello circa 1735 thanks to Mrs Pat Morton and the Razumovsky trust
Interests
Water skiing, swimming , Tennis, hockey on ice, scooba diving,skiing ect...
