 Welcome
David Pereira is one of Australia's most accomplished cellists.
Widely experienced, he continues to evolve as a player, teacher, composer and writer.
His playing aims for perfect listening and emotional responsiveness, uncompromised by thought or technical limitation.
Next performance
Drawn In - NPG
David Pereira, cello.
Sunday 20 May, 1:00 - 3:00pm
 Gordon Darling Hall
National Portrait Gallery
King Edward Terrace
Parkes ACT
Drawn In is a free program offered by the National Portrait Gallery once a month, where a musician is invited to perform in Gordon Darling Hall, and visitors may set up and draw on easels and drawing boards. Some visitors draw the artist, some draw the building or the landscape, some draw each other, and some just come to hear the music - it’s very informal and relaxed and one of the Gallery's most popular programs.
CD launch - Blue Silence
A new CD of Australian works for cello and piano - 'Blue Silence' - will be launched September 2012 as part of the Tyalgum Festival. This recording by Timothy Young, piano, and David Pereira, cello, includes: Percy Grainger, Scandinavian Suite; Don Banks, Three Studies; Elena Kats-Chernin, Blue Silence; Ian Munro, Lucy Sleeps; and Matthew Hindson, Jungle Fever.
David wins the 2010 Citynews Artist of the Year Award
 Pereira was described as “inspiring” by special guest, Sydney theatre director Iain Sinclair, as he presented him with a cheque from Citynews to the value of $1000.
At the ceremony, hosted on Tuesday November 30 by the Canberra Critics Circle at the Canberra Museum and Gallery, he was also presented by the Canberra Glassworks with a glass paperweight crafted by Benjaimin Edols. (Read full media release here).
David was also presented with a Canberra Critic's Circle Award 2010 For Music for making his mark on music in Canberra and the immediate region with his cello-focused David Pereira Cello Series, which demonstrated his ability to interpret different compositional styles; and for his encouragement of young associate artists which stamps him as an outstanding figure in the Canberra arts scene.
Accelerated learning modules
David now offers a series of accelerated and intensive learning modules suitable for:
- Thorough problem diagnosis and correction.
- Generous overview of technical or musical foundations.
- Detailed coaching of repertoire.
- Chamber ensemble coaching.
- Pedagogical support and guidance for evolving teacher colleagues.
More information
 Listen to Black Mountain Views
This work was composed in collaboration with artist Micky Allan for the exhibition Collaborations: Artists and Musicians, curated by Merryn Gates. The work is in four movements: Early, Sun, Storm and Late, and is listed in the Australian Music Examinations Board syllabus at A. Mus. A. level. Approximate duration: 13'.
Russell Smith, Artists & Musicians: Collaborations, Muse, May 2003:
Micky Allan (painter) and David Pereira (cellist) improvised their collaboration, Black Mountain Quartet over a few intense hours in the gallery, structuring their compositions around four different times of the day with key words ('tender' and 'stormy') to set the mood. Pereira produced a four-movement solo cello piece, and Allan a sequence of four dynamic and moody landscapes with swift brushstrokes of pure colour that occasionally spilt across the walls of the gallery. Pereira performed his composition in the gallery on April 13.
Download Black Mountain Views I: Early (MP3, 3.7MB)
Download Black Mountain Views II: Sun (MP3, 4.24MB)
Download Black Mountain Views III: Storm (MP3, 2.61MB)
Download score extract
Order score
Listen to The Swan
The Swan by Camille Saint-Saëns, performed by David Pereira (cello) and Anna Johnstone (piano).
Photographs:
1. David Pereira, Yarrh Wines, Murrumbateman NSW. Photograph by Silas Brown.
2. Artists at 'Drawn In', National Portrait Gallery.
3. David Pereira & Micky Allan creating 'Black Mountain Views'. Photograph by Merryn Gates.
4. 'Black Mountain Views' by Micky Allan. Photograph by Merryn Gates.
| 
