David Wyn Lloyd

David Wyn Lloyd: David Wyn Lloyd graduated with a PhD degree from the University of Sheffield, in England, having started studying at Royal College of Music in 1981, where he was awarded several solo and chamber music prizes.

A student of Peter Schidlof, co-founder of the Amadeus Quartet, David Lloyd also took part in the International Musicians Seminar masterclasses in Cornwall. He then developed an intense professional career, playing in major London orchestras, collaborating in film and television, and making numerous recordings. David Lloyd was member of the BBC Symphony Orchestra for four years, having played in all the major concert halls in the world under the baton of conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Zubin Mehta, Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Colin Davis, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Gennady Rozhdesvtvensky, among many others. In Portugal, David Lloyd took part of the Oporto Orchestra, while starting his pedagogical activity in several professional schools. Since 1996 he has been part of the faculty at the University of Aveiro, where he teaches violin, viola and chamber music. He conducted the orchestra of the university between 1998 and 2008 and the ORI (Iberian Roots Orchestra) in concerts in England and the United States. David Lloyd was a member of Camoes Quartet, Lyra Quartet and Oporto Quartet. From April 2012 to 2016 David Lloyd was the artistic director and principal conductor of Orquestra Classica do Centro, based in Coimbra. In 2014, the Minister of Culture of Cape Verde granted him the title “Lifetime Honorary Conductor of Cape Verde”. Since 2018, David Lloyd has been teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students at ESART Castelo Branco. As a composer, David Lloyd conducted the premiere of his work “TangoFado Suite” in October 2019, commissioned by Orquestra Classica do Centro. For 2021, there are two more commissions from this orchestra on the songs of King Denis and one cantata on Queen Saint Elizabeth of Portugal.