David Harding has an extensive solo and chamber music career, having performed throughout Europe, the United States, Canada and Central America, in such venues as the Berlin Philharmonie, Concertgebouw, and Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall. His performances have been broadcast on BBC, NPR and Deutschland Radio. He is frequently featured on CBC Radio in Canada and regularly performs at chamber music festivals throughout North America.
 
David is a member of Trio Verlaine and the American String Project (a collaboration between quartet players, soloists and concertmasters) and is a former member of the Chester String Quartet, Toronto String Quartet and Triskelion String Trio. He has collaborated with members of the Cleveland, Tokyo and St. Lawrence quartets, and has made chamber music recordings for Sony, Crystal, Chesky, Innova and New Albion record labels.
 
David’s latest CD projects include a recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, with Triskelion, for CBC records and, for Skylark Music, Brahms’ Viola Sonatas and Horn Trio and an innovative disc of flute, viola, harp works by Ravel and Debussy with Trio Verlaine. A graduate of the Juilliard School of Music, David’s principal teachers were Paul Doktor, Emanuel Vardi and Tibor Vaghy. He has been the winner of the Sir John Barbirolli award at the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition. David has given master classes at the Banff International Centre for the Arts and numerous universities throughout North America. He is currently Professor of Viola and Chamber Music at the University of British Columbia. David plays on a viola made by Pietro Antonio della Costa, Tresviso, Italy, circa 1750.