David Joseph Mahoney (born 5 October 1987) is a British conductor, producer and creative director.
David Mahoney | |
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 Mahoney with Kerry Ellis and Ben Forster | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Joseph Mahoney |
| Born | October 5, 1987 |
| Occupation(s) | Conductor, producer, creative director |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Early life and Performance groups edit
Mahoney is a graduate of St Peter's College, Oxford and was a Choral Scholar at the university. He attended Marlborough College as a Music Scholar, where he was a contemporary of Jack Whitehall and Princess Eugenie.
He is the founder and musical director of The Novello Orchestra, who have performed with artists including Kerry Ellis, Ruthie Henshall, The von Trapps, Lee Mead, Matt Cardle, and American group Pink Martini.[1]
He was a member of Classical Brit Award winning group Only Men Aloud.
Mahoney is the Principal Conductor of The Novello Orchestra and has appeared as a Guest Conductor with orchestras including the Cape Town Philharmonic, RTE National Symphony Orchestra, Taiwan's Evergreen Symphony Orchestra, Flanders Philharmonic Orchestra, Manchester Concert Orchestra, Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra National de Lille and London Concert Orchestra.
Productions edit
Mahoney is one of the world's leading conductors of Film with Live Orchestra and the leading Disney conductor for the UK, having appeared at major concert halls internationally with performances and tours including Beauty and the Beast, Star Wars, Pixar in Concert, La La Land, Grease, Toy Story, The Muppet Christmas Carol (World Premiere), Joker (also acting as Music Supervisor), The Holiday (World Premiere and also acting as Music Supervisor), Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse (also acting as Music Supervisor), Black Panther (Asia Premiere), Encanto, The Jungle Book (UK Premiere), Avatar: The Last Airbender (World Premiere) and Disney's The Sound of Magic.
He regularly appears at UK Festivals as conductor of the popular Ministry of Sound Classical.
As a creative director and producer, his shows include Broadway to the Bay[2][3] as part of the Wales Millennium Centre's[4] 10th Anniversary celebrations,[5][6] The Golden Age of Dance (starring Joanne Clifton and Anton du Beke), the Opening Concert of the 2016 National Eisteddfod, and Music Supervisor for the Roald Dahl Centenary Celebrations 'City of the Unexpected'.
Mahoney is patron of Performing Arts Academy Wales,[7] the South Glamorgan Festival for Young Musicians, and is a regular columnist for Cardiff Life Magazine[citation needed]. He was a judge for the 2015 Cardiff Life Awards[8] and has appeared twice in Wales Online's Sexiest Men in Wales Top 50, appearing at number 12 in 2011.[9]
He was Musical Director and Music Supervisor for Tiger Bay the Musical, with performances in Artscape Theatre Cape Town and Wales Millennium Centre.
For television, Mahoney has worked as a producer for Jonathan and Charlotte (ITV1) and three episodes of Songs of Praise (BBC1), whilst development work includes projects involving Dame Shirley Bassey and Sir Tom Jones.[citation needed] In 2023, he served as Music Producer for the BBC network drama Lost Boys and Fairies.
Mahoney founded the Cardiff Music Festival[10][11][12] in 2011 and is a visiting director at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
He was the show producer of the 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 BAFTA Cymru Awards[13][14] (hosted by BBC Radio DJ Huw Stephens).[15] Other productions include the 'Life in Song' series at London's Royal Festival Hall (for Senbla / BBC) featuring Pete Waterman, Tony Hatch, Tim Rice and Burt Bacharach.[citation needed]
Further productions include the UEFA Champion’s League Final (creative consultant) and the Raise Your Voice Gala at New York's Lincoln Center (creative director), starring Julie Andrews, Keith Urban, Roger Daltrey and Sam Smith.
References edit
- ^ "Pink Martini with special guests The Novello Orchestra & The von Trapps, – Wales Online". walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Review: Broadway To The Bay, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff". walesonline. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Broadway to the Bay | Cast and Creatives". whatsonstage. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru \ Wales Millennium Centre". wmc.org.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Q & A with David Mahoney | WMC10". wmc10.org.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "The Wales Millennium Centre should be a venue where new masterpieces are born". walesonline. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Patron – Performing Arts Academy Wales". Performing Arts Academy Wales. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Cardiff Life Awards 2016". cardifflifeawards.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "The Sexiest Men in Wales 2011".
- ^ "David Mahoney outlines his plans for the first Cardiff Music Festival". walesonline. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Cardiff Music Festival 2011 – News and latest information on Theatre Dance and Performance in Wales – news, reviews, commentary, features and discussion". theatre-wales.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "X Factor's Lucie Jones hunts for new talent at Cardiff Music Festival". walesonline. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ "Bafta Cymru 2015: James Dean Bradfield and Gruff Rhys among those attending". walesonline. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Cymru Award Nominees Party 2015". bafta.org. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Awards". bafta.org. Retrieved 6 January 2016.