David Laughton
Credits
| Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |
Collaborative Pianist
Event |
Performance Practice Merlyn Quaife (soprano) / Monash University |
Monash University |
| 2018 |
Pianist
Performing Arts |
Conferring of Diplomas Ceremony Philipp Eversheim (flute) / Australian Music Examinations Board |
Melbourne Town Hall |
| 2018 |
Pianist
Performing Arts |
Masterclass with Sabine Meyer Sabine Meyer (clarinet) / Musica Viva |
Melbourne Recital Centre |
| 2018 |
Pianist
Performing Arts |
Sullivan and Gilbert Julie Houghton (compere) / Arden Crescent Concert Series |
Rosanna Uniting Church |
| 2018 |
Pianist
Performing Arts |
Grainger At Home Karen Van Spall (mezzo soprano) / The Parlour |
Grainger Museum |
| 2017 |
Concert Pianist
Performing Arts |
Passion, Betrayal and Triumph Hamish Gould (countertenor) / Melbourne East Arts Festival |
Holy Trinity Anglican Church |
| 2017 |
Concert Pianist
Performing Arts |
"Simply Cooked" with Olivia Williams & Rhashan Stone Cedering Fox (director) / Word Theatre (Los Angeles) |
Zedel Theatre |
| 2017 |
Concert Pianist
Performing Arts |
Nu Day 2008: Twelve Piano Pieces for the Year of the Apology - CD launch Dindy Vaughan (composer) / New Village Studios |
Australian National Academy of Music |
| 2017 |
Concert Pianist
Performing Arts |
Opera in Melba's Garden Australian Ageing Research Foundation |
Coombe Estate |
| 2017 |
Collaborative Pianist
Theatre |
Japan-Australia recital tour Satoko Fukuda (violin) / Fukuoka Sunpalace & Symphony Hall |
Tokyo/Fukuoka/Melbourne |
| 2017 |
Concert Pianist
Performing Arts |
Italian Opera Masterclass Concert Valeria Esposito (soprano) / Acclaim Awards |
Melbourne Recital Centre |
| 2016 |
Director of Music and Organist
Music & Singing |
Anglo-Catholic Religious Services Susanne Chambers / St Paul's Anglican Church, Canterbury |
St Paul's Anglican church, Canterbury |
| 2015 |
Concert Pianist
Performing Arts |
"Cool Things" with Harriet Walter & Guy Paul Cedering Fox (director) / Word Theatre (Los Angeles) |
St James Theatre, London |
| 2015 |
Collaborative Pianist
Performing Arts |
Shakespeare and Music Merlyn Quaife (soprano) / Melbourne Shakespeare Society |
St Francis Catholic Church |
| 2015 |
Concert Pianist
Performing Arts |
Blues Concerto Johanna Selleck / Siegel-Selleck Productions |
Melbourne Recital Centre |
| 2015 |
Collaborative Pianist
Performing Arts |
Melbourne Composers Concert Johanna Selleck / Victorian Flute Guild |
Flockart Hall |
| 2015 |
Concert Pianist
Performing Arts |
Elbow Room Concert Johanna Selleck / Melbourne Composers' League |
Montsalvat Gallery |
| 2013 |
Collaborative Pianist
Performing Arts |
Becoming Johanna Selleck / Melbourne Recital Centre |
Melbourne Recital Centre |
| 2012 |
Collaborative Pianist
Performing Arts |
Masterworks Marathon Andrew Day (flute) / Bartlett Music |
Australian National Academy of Music |
| 2012 |
Collaborative Pianist
Theatre |
China-Australia recital tour Anthony Yates (tenor) / Piha International Management |
Hong Kong-Shangai-Nagasaki-Osaka-Brisbane-Sydney |
| 2012 |
Concert Pianist
Theatre |
Solo Recitals Cunard |
Queen Victoria |
| 2011 |
Musical Director
Event |
Cinderella Vanessa Donkin (director) / The Ballet School of Notting Hill |
The Tabernacle, London |
| 2011 |
Concert Pianist
Performing Arts |
Gala Concert (guest soloist) Angela Luce (conductor) / Holmchase Singers |
Georgetown Methodist Church, Jersey, Channel Islands |
| 2011 |
Collaborative Pianist
Performing Arts |
USA recital tour Julie Groves (flute) / Piha International Management |
New Orleans-Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Charleston |
| 2007 |
Musical Director
Theatre |
Animal Farm Peter Joucla / Tour de Force |
Germany-Czechoslovakia-Poland-Spain-Finland |
| 2007 |
Concert Pianist
Performing Arts |
Solo Recitals Concordia Foundation |
National Portrait Gallery/St James's Piccadilly/St Martin-in-the-Field |
| 2002 |
Concert Pianist
Performing Arts |
Steans Young Artists Institute Mirian Fried / Ravinia Festival |
Bennett Gordon Hall, Chicago |
| 2001 |
Accompanist & Lecturer
Event |
Collaborative Piano Coaching Sessions Joseph Polisi / The Juilliard School |
Lincoln Center, New York |
| 2001 |
Collaborative Piano
Performing Arts |
Cicada:Works for Violin and Piano Ning Kam (violin) / Glenn Gould Studios |
Jubilee Hall, Singapore |
| 2001 |
Collaborative Pianist
Theatre |
ECHO Concert Series Alisa Weilerstein (cello) / ICM Artists |
Carnegie Hall/Wigmore Hall/Cologne Philharmonie/Vienna Kozerthaus/Brussels Palais des Beaux Arts/Athens Dimitri Mitropolous Concert Hall/Royal Concertgebouw of Amsterdam |
| 2000 |
Concerto Soloist
Performing Arts |
Toru Takemitsu: Quotation from a Dream - Say Sea, Take Me Carl Topilow (conductor) / Cleveland Orchestra |
Severance Hall, Cleveland |
| 2000 |
Concert Pianist
Performing Arts |
Van Cliburn International Piano Festival Tamas Ungar / Van Cliburn Foundation |
Texas Christian University, Fort Worth |
| 1996 |
Concert Pianist
Performing Arts |
Pianofest in the Hamptons Paul Schenly / Pianofest USA |
Southampton University |
Education
| Year | Qualification | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Master of Music | The Juilliard School |
| 1999 | Bachelor of Music (Hons) | Cleveland Institute of Music |
| 1998 | Brisbane International Piano Festival | Australian National Academy of Music |
| 1994 | Fellowship | Trinity College London |
| 1993 | Victorian Certificate of Education | Distance Education Centre, Australia |
| 1992 | Licentiate | Australian Music Examinations Board |
Equipment
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About me
Virtuoso pianist critically acclaimed for performances that combine dazzling technique with impassioned musicianship. A highly sought after solo and collaborative artist who currently maintains a successful performing career across Europe, Australia and the USA.A passionate advocate for new music, Mr Laughton frequently premieres new works by living composers and actively promotes Australian music across the world.
Additional skills:
Violin (Associate Diploma of Music, Australia - 1994)
Organ (Resident Organist and Director of Music at major London metropolitan churches)
Voice (Baritone with strong falsetto - voice coach and singing teacher to Grade 8 standard)
Industry awards:
2000 Jack Katzen Award, The Juilliard School of Music
1999 Levin Prize, Cleveland Institute of Music
1999 Corpus Christi International Concerto Competition (Silver Medal)
1999 Isabel Scionti International Piano Competition (Silver Medal)
1998 Darius Milhaud Performance Award
1997 Royal South Street Concerto Competition (First Prize)
1995 Austral Salon Instrumental Scholarship
1994 3MBS-FM Performer of the Year Award
1994 Hephzibah Menuhin Memorial Award
1994 3BA/Telecom Australia Award
1993 Kiwanis Piano Scholarship, Dandenong Festival of Music
1991 Effie Connaughton Memorial Award, Royal South Street Competition
Additional information:
Experienced narrator, presenter and adjudicator.
Actor-musician with stage experience in London's West End and on screen for various film and television projects.
Skills
| Secondary Job Title | Piano |
|---|---|
| Job Titles | Music Director, Marketing / PR, Teacher, Music Production |
| Years in industry | 6+ years |
| Musical Skills | Piano/Keyboards, Violin |
| Musical Style | Ballet, Baroque, Chamber, Concerto |