Forum-artium - MK XX David Tomàs

David Tomàs is one of the most internationally renowned bassoon players and pedagogs of his Generation. Born in Barcelona studied in Stuttgart (Germany) under Sergio Azzolini. He has been solo

bassoon with the Gustav-Mahler Jugendorchester conducted by Claudio Abbado and Riccardo Chailly.

He has been first bassoon of the Spanish Radio Orchestra in Madrid and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León. As principal bassoon with the Deutsche Kammerphilarmonie Bremen, he has worked with musicians such as Heinz Holliger, András Schiff, Frans Brüggen, Murray Perahia and Gidon Kremer and performed in the world’s leading concert halls. With Sir Neville Marriner and the Orquestra de Cadaqués, he recorded the Mozart Bassoon Concerto and the Sinfonia Concertante. David Tomas has been invited as principal bassoon in several orchestras like Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Gustav Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, NDR Orchestra Hannover, ... as far as chamber music is concerned, he has played with musicians such as Klaus Thunemann, Thomas Indermühle, Dag Jensen and Radovan Vlatkovic.

He has taught at the Hochschule für Künste of Bremen, at the Conservatorio Superior of Salamanca and at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya, in Barcelona, the Folkwang Hochschule of

Music in Essen (Germany) and the High Center of Music of the Basque Country (Musikene). In 2012 David Tomas was named Professor for Bassoon at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe.

David Tomas is also invited as soloist or as chamber music partner by festivals like Oaxaca (Mexico), Schubertiade Schwarzenberg (Austria), Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) , Oporto (Portugal) and IDRS Meeting 2018 in Granada, playing the world prémiere of the Bassoon Concerto by Salvador Brotons.

As guest teacher David Tomas has visited Conservatories like Sibelius-Academy Helsinki, Oporto, Braga, Cordoba (Argentina), Geneva, Lausanne, Gran Canaria, Krakow, Rio de Janeiro, Natal, Istanbul, Trapani (Sicilia), etc…

In 2002 and 2009 he was invited to be a member of the jury for the ARD International Bassoon Competition in Munich. Following his succesful debut as a conductor, he has been invited to conduct and prepare the wind sections of symphony orchestras and wind ensembles.

In 2002 and 2009 he was member of the jury for the ARD International Bassoon Competition in Munich. Following his succesful debut as a conductor, he has been invited to conduct and prepare the wind sections of symphony orchestras and wind ensembles.