For over 30 years, David has inspired students to embrace music, thrive, and challenge themselves.
Hear firsthand the impact of David’s guidance through stories and testimonials from his dedicated students.
After completing a tertiary performance degree in cello and then dropping out halfway through my masters degree, I thought I had made the decision to quit playing and never even listen to classical music ever again.
I was so burnt out and music had completely lost its magic. A few years later I had the tentative curiosity to start playing again, and so contacted David for lessons on how to get back to a half decent standard. For my first lesson with him I was probably the most nervous I’ve felt in such a long time, but immediately David recognised this and made me feel at ease and more comfortable. Over the past year or so, David has helped me grow so much as a musician – finding solutions to technical challenges and teaching me how to play with ease, as well as developing my artistry and encouraging me to have faith in myself. No two lessons are the same and he has an amazing ability to find the core of any issues I may be having and to solve them then and there in a healthy and collaborative environment. He has inspired me so much to the point where I have found my love of music and art once again and my confidence is so much higher than it ever was. David never gave up on me and I’m so grateful to have him as my teacher.
– Samantha
As a parent of a musician-in-training, I feel privileged to witness the growth, advancement and flourishing of my son as a young Cellist, under the mentorship of David Pereira.
David teaches the craft of cello playing not simply by sharing his profound technical and musical knowledge, but also through insight as a reflective, creative and humble musician and teacher. David promotes enjoyment and pride in learning the cello whilst encouraging development of one’s own musical voice. Yes, David expects hard work and dedication – but the reward to the student (and parent) – is delighting in a transformation of mindset, thriving in the challenge of achieving excellence, and most importantly, the gratification of playing an instrument with authenticity, confidence and passion.
– Parent
Across his 30-year career, David Pereira has commissioned, performed and recorded more cello music than perhaps any other Australian cellist: from the solo suites of Bach to Rautavaara and the Russian romantics, to the ever-expanding Sculthorpe repertoire and dozens of works by other Australians.
– The Australian, Vincent Plush, 2012 –
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