| Biography | David Honeyball became an international conductor through his dynamic interpretation of brass music with the London Brass Virtuosi, which he founded in 1982. Since then he has conducted choirs and orchestras throughout the United Kingdom and Europe from the Philharmonia Orchestra to the Holst Singers, Zurich Chamber Orchestra to the Exeter Cathedral Choir to the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana. Honeyball studied tuba with John Fletcher and piano with Peter Pettinger at the Royal Academy of Music, and in 1997 he was elected an ARAM for achieving distinction in music. Early in his career David was invited by Philip Jones to become a soloist with his world renowned Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. He went on to play with all the major orchestras and ensembles including the London Symphony Orchestra and Nash Ensemble and spent three years at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. He was also busy in the studio recording film and pop music. He has conducted at many of the worlds leading festivals including Prague, Helsinki, Zurich, Edinburgh, Aldeburgh, Cheltenham, Exeter, and the City of London Festivals. His BBC Proms debut at the Royal Albert Hall in 1988 was with the BBC Singers and London Brass Virtuosi. David Honeyball broadcasts frequently on the Radio and has made a number of award winning recordings for Hyperion including a Gramophone Award, and The Royal Eurostar CD featuring the Philharmonia Orchestra and London Brass Virtuosi received the American Record Review Award in 1996. |