He eventually became principal percussionist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and was subsequently appointed professor at the Guildhall School of Music.
He is currently Associate Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, a post he has held for more than 12 years.
Now concentrating on conducting, composing, arranging and producing, he also acts as a music consultant for concerts and recording.
David wrote the original Classic FM jingle, including the many arrangements and variations that have been heard on the London-based radio station for 20 years, apart from a break of 18 months.
He has also written music for BBC World Service[2] and for radio and television in the UK and elsewhere,[1] including the orchestration of the Sky News HD music theme (originally composed by Kirk Zavieh and Charles Hodgkinson)[3] and the current LBC and Smooth Radio network jingles.