David Bollard (born 1942) is an Australian classical pianist and teacher.

Career

David Bollard studied with Béla Síki in 1962, then moved to London in 1964, studying with

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and Julius Katchen. After a successful

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debut, BBC broadcasts and concerts in Europe, he moved to Australia in 1970. He was a founding member of the Australia Ensemble, resident at the

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1949. The university comprises seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and docto ...

, and performed and recorded with them for 19 years (1980–1998). He also toured with visiting artists such as violinists Wanda Wiłkomirska,

Edith Peinemann Edith Peinemann (3 March 1937 – 25 February 2023) was an internationally recognized German violinist and professor of violin. At age nineteen she won the ARD International Music Competition in Munich, and made her U.S. debut as soloist in 1962 ...

and Dylana Jenson, and singers Rotraud Hansmann, Robert Gard and Beverley Bergen. From 2000 to 2006, he toured and recorded as a member of Ménage à Trois (with soprano Jane Edwards and tenor David Hamilton), and as a member of the Esperance Trio, resident at the

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(with Rachel Bremner and Christian Wojtowicz).

Teaching

David Bollard was in 1970 a staff member at the

Sydney Conservatorium of Music The Sydney Conservatorium of Music (SCM) — formerly the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music, and known by the moniker "The Con" — is the music school of the University of Sydney. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious music ...

, and from 1970 to 1979 was an Artist-in-Residence at the

University of Western Australia University of Western Australia (UWA) is a public research university in the Australian state of Western Australia. The university's main campus is in Crawley, Western Australia, Crawley, a suburb in the City of Perth local government area. UW ...

, where he collaborated with musicians like Alfredo Campoli,

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, Rohan de Saram and the Alberni String Quartet. He was Head of Keyboard Studies at

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in 2002, and in 2006 became adjunct professor at the

Discography

His recordings are mostly on the

ABC Classics ABC Music is Australia's largest independent record label. It operates under the ABC Commercial division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It covers a wide range of music genres, including classical, children’s and adult conte ...

, Festival, Vox Australis, Entracte, Tall Poppies and

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labels. They include: *

Peter Sculthorpe Peter Joshua Sculthorpe (29 April 1929 – 8 August 2014) was an Australian composer. Much of his music resulted from an interest in the music of countries neighbouring Australia as well as from the impulse to bring together aspects of Aborigi ...

, Landscape for piano and pre-recorded tape, on

Festival Records Festival Records, later known as Festival Mushroom Records, was an Australian recording and publishing company founded in Sydney, Australia, in 1952 and operated until 2005. Festival was a subsidiary of News Limited from 1961 to 2005. The com ...

, recorded 1971 (LP) *

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, Letter from Hardy's Bay for prepared piano, on

, recorded 1971 (LP) * Alfred Hill, Piano Concerto, with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra cond.

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, on

, recorded 1972 (LP) *

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, including ''Liriche Greche'', ''Divertimento in Quattro Esercizi'' and ''Piccola Musica Notturna'', with the Australia Ensemble, on Entracte, 1988 * Cafe Concertino, including ''Cafe Concertino'' ( Carl Vine), ''White Night and Beaver'' ( Martin Wesley-Smith), ''Refractions'' ( Nigel Westlake), ''Manutaki'' ( Gillian Whitehead) and ''So it Does'' (Mark Isaacs), with the Australia Ensemble, on Tall Poppies, 1989 * ''Peter and the Wolf'' (

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) and ''Carnival of the Animals'' ( Saint-Saëns), with the

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cond. Stuart Challender, ABC Records, 1989 * Music of the Second Viennese School, including ''String Trio Op.45'' ( Schoenberg), ''Chamber Concerto, Adagio'' (

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) and ''Chamber Symphony Op.9'' ( Schoenberg arr

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), with the Australia Ensemble, on Entracte, 1989 *

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''String Quintet D.956'' and ''Der Hirt auf dem Felsen D.965'', with the Australia Ensemble, on Tall Poppies, 1991 * ''Evocations: The Poet'', twelve pieces for cello and piano, with

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vlc, on Tall Poppies, 1991 *

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, including ''Incredible Floridas'' and ''String Quartet No.2'', with the Australia Ensemble, on Tall Poppies, 1991 *

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, including ''Piano Quintet Op.57'' and ''Piano Trio Op.67'', with the Australia Ensemble, on Tall Poppies, 1992-3 * ''Samsara'', Trio No. 6 by

Larry Sitsky Lazar "Larry" Sitsky (born 10 September 1934) is an Australian composer, pianist, and music educator and scholar. Sitsky was the first Australian to be invited to the USSR on a cultural exchange visit, organised by the Australian Department ...

, pieces by Gordon Kerry,

Don Banks Donald Oscar Banks (25 October 19235 September 1980) was an Australian composer of concert, jazz, and commercial music. Early life and education Jazz was Banks' earliest and strongest musical influence. He learned the saxophone as a boy in Aust ...

, Bozidar Kos and Carl Vine, with the Australia Ensemble, on Tall Poppies, 1993 * ''Souvenir'', fourteen pieces for violin and piano, with Graham Wood vln, on Tall Poppies, 1993 * ''Cello Rhapsody'', pieces by

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Brahms Johannes Brahms (; ; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. His music is noted for its rhythmic vitality and freer treatment of dissonance, often set within studied ye ...

, Shostakovic, Falla, Nin and

Ginastera Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (; April 11, 1916June 25, 1983) was an Argentine composer of classical music. He is considered to be one of the most important 20th-century classical composers of the Americas. Biography Ginastera was born in Buenos A ...

, with

vlc, on Tall Poppies, 1994 * Music of Don Kay, with Fiona Perrin fl,

Michael Kieran Harvey Michael Kieran Harvey (born 7 July 1961) is an Australian pianist and composer whose career has been notable for its diversity and wide repertoire. He is renowned for commissioning, performing and composing new music. He has especially promoted th ...

pno and Christian Wojtowitz vlc, on Move Records, 2010

Writings

An editorial collaboration with Philippa Paige for Currency Press earned a Sounds Australian award for best publication of the year. He writes regular reviews and articles for Music Forum magazine and other publications in Australia and overseas.Some Observations on Musical Style, Interpretation and Performance, Australian Journal of Music Education, No. 18, April 1976.

References

External links

* David Bollard a
The Australian Music Centre
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