Born in
Manchester, England, 1935, first public performance, 1941. Studies in piano and
composition under Solomon and Reizenstein 1945/47. Later studies with Iso
Elinson and composition with Richard Hall. Studies in repertoire and
composition with Nadia Boulanger, 1963/64 and 1968. Competition successes
include Equal First Prize, Budapest International Liszt-Bartok Competition,1961,
and the First Queen's Prize, London, 1962. Subsequent international career has
included performances with world class orchestras under famous conductors
(Barbirolli, Boulez, etc.), solo recitals, chamber music. Recordings include
Schumann's Fantasy op. 17 and Liszt's Sonata, Thomas Wilson's Piano Concerto
and the complete Beethoven Sonatas for Piano. David Wilde has been Professor of
piano in Hanover since 1981. Compositions include a Piano Trio, a String
Quartet, and a series of works concerned with the tragedy of
Bosnia-Herzegovina.