David McGregor

Dynamic clarinetist David McGregor has been Principal Clarinet of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra since 2018. In this role he works across the Canterbury region as both an exciting performer and dedicated educator. He notably appeared as a soloist with the CSO performing Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in 2020. 

With over a decade of orchestral experience across New Zealand and Australia, David was selected as a Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellow in 2017, which involved frequent performances with the orchestra as well as chamber music, education and outreach work around Sydney and greater NSW. He has also performed with various leading Australasian orchestras and ensembles, including the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Southern Cross Soloists, Orchestra Wellington, and the Royal New Zealand Air Force Band. 

David was awarded the Alex Lindsay Special Prize in 2013 during his tenure in the NZSO National Youth Orchestra and was a winner of the Alex Lindsay Memorial Award in 2014. He studied with Francesco Celata at the University of Tasmania, and with Philip Green at Te Kōki – New Zealand School of Music.