01Flowers
A Fantasy for Viola
Flowers is a celebration of my sensory reactions to flowers that flooded into my music making, transforming visual inspiration to musical expression.
Conductor · Composer
David
Coleman
A life dedicated to music.
On the concert platform, in the theatre,
and through the written score.
01 — Selected compositions
From the score.
Music by David Coleman.
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02Kaleidoscope
A Rhapsody for 14 Brass
Conductor composer David Coleman celebrates the individual instruments in the ensemble of the brass section of the classical orchestra.
03Dancing Percussion
Five movements
Dancing Percussion is an extravaganza for percussion ensemble created by conductor composer David Coleman.
04Giorno e Notte
For string quartet
An unpublished piece for string quartet, performed by students of the Accademia Teatro alla Scala.
05Evocation of Summer
Live
A musical poem of a quintessential English summer...the awakening day...murmuring flora and fauna...the vibrancy of heat.
Listen wherever you are
02 — Performance diary
On the podium.
September in Vienna. Four evenings of Living Legacies, conducted by David Coleman.
Explore the programme
Ballet · Conductor
CompletedLiving Legacies
19:00–21:45 · Vienna time (CEST)
Balanchine · Wheeldon · Ashton
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
Vienna State Ballet · David Coleman, conductor
Ballet · Conductor
CompletedLiving Legacies
19:00–21:45 · Vienna time (CEST)
Balanchine · Wheeldon · Ashton
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
Vienna State Ballet · David Coleman, conductor
Ballet · Conductor
UpcomingLiving Legacies
19:00–21:45 · Vienna time (CEST)
Balanchine · Wheeldon · Ashton
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
Vienna State Ballet · David Coleman, conductor
Ballet · Conductor
UpcomingLiving Legacies
19:30–22:15 · Vienna time (CEST)
Balanchine · Wheeldon · Ashton
Vienna State Opera, Main Stage
Vienna State Ballet · David Coleman, conductor
All times are local to Vienna. Cast and booking information: Vienna State Opera. Production photography: Ashley Taylor.
DAVID COLEMAN · CONDUCTOR & COMPOSER03 — The musician
A lifetime
of discovery.
David Coleman conducts worldwide on the concert platform and in the theatre. He has appeared with many of the major British orchestras and around the world with leading opera house and concert orchestras. He performs in an extensive repertoire of opera, symphonic,chamber and choral concerts and in classical and modern ballet productions. He passionately promotes new music, winning prestigious awards for innovative programming and performances. His recorded work reflects this range. He regularly discusses music, dance and their performance on a range of media outlets.
04 — Watch & discover
Beyond the performance.
Watch film Archive · Musique and Music
Jacques Martin
David Coleman conducts on Jacques Martin’s Antenne 2 programme in the late 1970s.
Watch film Original composition
Dancing Percussion
Seven percussionists. Five movements. A world of colour.
Watch film String quartet
Giorno e Notte
Performed by students of the Accademia Teatro alla Scala.
Watch film Interview · OperaCafé
Inside the rehearsal room
David Coleman on the music and shared work behind Onegin.
At the writing desk · 2025 update
A new opera takes shape.
2025 has seen a concentration of our creative energies on the development of a new opera.
The composition is now reaching advanced stages of development.
Musically, it is a re-examination of the late 19th century operatic ‘verismo’ style.
We will share some of the principal musical themes here in the coming months.