David Hetherington
Violoncello
NYOC Alumnus ('67-'68)
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A native of St. Catharines Ontario, David
Hetherington is currently the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s Associate
Principal cellist. He received his musical training at the Royal
Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto, and furthered his
studies in New York, Italy, and Germany with Claus Adam, André Navarra
and Paul Tortelier. A member of the TSO since 1970, Mr. Hetherington
also teaches cello and chamber music at the Royal Conservatory of Music
and the University of Toronto. He coaches the cello section of the
Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra and is Music Director of the
Inter-Provincial Music Camp. As a chamber musician, he has toured
Canada, the United States, Mexico and Europe, and has performed at the
Ottawa, Elora and Kincardine Music Festivals. Mr Hetherington is a
founding member of the Amici Chamber Ensemble, which presents an annual
series of concerts at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto. With his own
string quartet, Accordes, David performs regularly for New Music
Concerts and other contemporary music organizations. The Canadian Music
Centre, through Centrediscs, released Accordes’ recording of Harry
Somers’ String Quartets in 2001 for which it received a Juno Awards
nomination. As soloist, he has performed with the Toronto Symphony
Orchestra, the Niagara Symphony and at the Elora Festival. Mr
Hetherington has appeared on several recordings for the CBC and for
Centrediscs, with whom he made the Canadian premiere recording of
Talivaldis Kenins’ prize-winning cello sonata. In addition, he has
recorded eight discs with Amici for Summit Records, Naxos and CBC
Records. Mr. Hetherington plays a 1695 cello made by Giovanni Grancino
of Milan.
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