David Wilde

During the 1990s, he composed many works which protested against human rights abuses that were happening at the time and was twice honoured by the city of Sarajevo. Wilde frequently played as a soloist at the Proms.

David Wilde studied at Arnold School. Training under Solomon Cutner and Franz Reizenstein is recorded. Thomas Hell and Maria Efstratiadis are recorded as having studied under David Wilde. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is classical music, music and piano performance. Places of work recorded in the authority are England. Employment is recorded with University of Edinburgh.

• Name — David Wilde • Born — 25 February 1935 • Birthplace — Stretford, Greater Manchester, England • Died — 23 October 2025 • Education — Royal Manchester College of Music • Occupation — * Classical pianist • Composer • Academic teacher • Organizations — Musikhochschule Hannover University of Edinburgh • Website — https: david-wilde.com/

Born in Stretford, Greater Manchester, on 25 February 1935, he studied as a boy with Solomon and his pupil Franz Reizenstein. He studied composition at the Royal Manchester College of Music with Richard Hall from 1949, elected a fellow in 1953. He won the 1961 Liszt–Bartók Competition in Budapest. Nadia Boulanger, a jury member, invited him to Paris for further study. They remained in touch for the rest of her life. A frequent soloist at the Proms, working with such conductors as Horenstein, Boulez, and Downes, he shared with Jacqueline du Pré the honour of opening the BBC's second TV channel in the North of England with Sir John Barbirolli and the Hallé Orchestra in 1962. In the same year, Wilde won the Queen's Prize and was invited to play at the Royal Concert in the Royal Festival Hall, with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic conducted by Sir John Pritchard, in the presence of Queen Elizabeth II, to whom he was afterwards presented by Sir Malcolm Sargent. During the 1990s, he composed many works protesting against human rights abuses at the time and was twice honoured by the city of Sarajevo. The Cellist of Sarajevo for cello solo (1992), dedicated to Vedran Smailovic, was recorded by Yo-Yo Ma for Sony Classical, and the opera London Under Siege, after an idea by Bosnian poet Goran Simic, was produced by the State Theatre of Lower Saxony in 1998. Wilde was professor of piano at the Musikhochschule Hannover from 1981 to 2000; his pupils include Jack Gibbons. On his return to the UK, he was appointed visiting professor in keyboard studies at the University of Edinburgh.

Wilde's first marriage ended in divorce in the 1980s. He was later married to Jane Mary Wilde who was a poet, linguist, historian and musician. Wilde died from complications of dementia on 23 October 2025, at the age of 90.

David Wilde is recorded with the occupation classical composer. Recorded with the occupation music educator. Recorded as pianist, conductor, composer, music educator and university teacher.