Equally at home on violin and viola David has made guest appearances, recordings and broadcasts with the Nash Ensemble, Endellion String Quartet, Gould Piano Trio and Hebrides Ensemble including recording the Brahms Piano Quartets (Gould Piano Trio) and the Beethoven String Quintets (Endellion String Quartet). Previously a member of the London Bridge Trio and the Raphael Ensemble, his recordings of Schumann and Mendelssohn Piano Trios were received with critical acclaim and the London Bridge Trio’s live broadcast of Fanny Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio was selected to be the cover disc of BBC Music Magazine. He also has a busy career as a guest leader appearing with almost all the major orchestras in the UK, most recently the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Scottish National Orchestra. He has also appeared as Guest Principal Viola with Orchestra of Royal Ballet and Opera.

David belongs to a musical family – his father, John Adams, was Principal Viola of the Halle Orchestra and his wife is cellist Alice Neary.