Artists

Biography:

French pianist David Zobel enjoys a successful career as a collaborative pianist, opera coach and accompanist, performing in opera houses and at international festivals throughout France and the rest of Europe.

For over a decade now, he has been regularly collaborating with acclaimed mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, playing in some of the world’s most prestigious venues and also accompanying Ms. DiDonato on her first solo album, The Deepest Desire, which features an array of American songs by Bernstein, Copland and Jake Heggie and was awarded the Diapason d’Or de l’année in France. Mr. Zobel and internationally acclaimed baritone Stephen Salters have collaborated as a duo for over two decades; after starting out at Juilliard, they have appeared together at the world’s greatest concert halls and festivals, with several recitals at Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Tanglewood and Ravinia, among others.

Mr. Zobel has also accompanied singers at renowned competitions such as Operalia, the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, Le Concours Reine Elisabeth and the Belvedere Singing competition, to name but a few.

Mr. Zobel is a graduate of the Toulouse and Paris conservatories and The Juilliard School. He is also a recipient of the Fulbright scholarship and the Sony ES Award for Musical Excellence.