David Silva
flute
Donor: Shirley Leuthner

1st Prize Winner of the prestigious NFA Flute Competition in the USA and Australian  Flute Festival Competition, Sydney-based David Silva has rapidly established his  career as a distinguished flutist. Covering a repertoire of more than four centuries of  music, David has been a member of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester and appeared as a guest with the Staatskapelle Dresden (Germany), Orchestre de la Suisse Romande,  Winterthur Musikkollegium Orchester (Switzerland), Gulbenkian Orchestra, and  Portuguese Symphony Orchestra (Portugal). Recent engagements include collaborations with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Opera Australia Orchestra and Sydney  Symphony Orchestra. Other accomplishments include the 1st prize at the 23rd Estoril  Interpretation Competition (Portugal), 4th prize at Tampere Flute Fest - Young Artists  Competition (Finland) and the 3rd prize at the Dutch International Flute Competition.  Having completed his studies at Haute École de Musique de Genève (Switzerland) and  at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels (Belgium) with the support of the Calouste  Gulbenkian Foundation, David is now the co-founder of the North Sydney Flute Studio.