David Hornberger

PERFORMANCE & RECORDING EXPERIENCE

THEATRE & TOURS
Hercules (dep)	Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Brigadoon (dep)	Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Evita (dep)	London Palladium
Here We Are (dep)	National Theatre
Stiletto	Charing Cross Theatre
The Phantom of the Opera (dep)	His Majesty’s Theatre
Hamilton (dep)	Victoria Palace Theatre
Moulin Rouge (dep)	Piccadilly Theatre
Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (dep)	Donmar Warehouse
A Christmas Carol	The Old Vic
Fiddler on the Roof (dep)	Playhouse Theatre & Barbican
Kiss Me, Kate	Barbican
Why Am I So Single? (dep)	Garrick Theatre
Sunset Boulevard	Savoy Theatre
Carrie Hope Fletcher Tours ’23 & ’24	Lambert Jackson Productions
Time Traveller’s Wife (dep)	Apollo Theatre
Old Friends (dep)	Gielgud Theatre
Aspects of Love (dep)	Lyric Theatre
Newsies (dep)	Troubadour Theatre
& Juliet (dep & maternity cover)	Shaftesbury Theatre
Dear Evan Hansen (dep)	Noël Coward Theatre
Love Story 10th Anniversary	Cadogan Hall
Pretty Woman (dep)	Savoy Theatre
Frozen (dep)	Theatre Royal Drury Lane
South Pacific (dep)	Chichester Festival Theatre & Sadlers Wells UK Tour 2022
John & Jen	Southwark Playhouse
Les Misérables	UK & Ireland Tour 2019
The Color Purple	Leicester Curve & Birmingham Hippodrome
The Girls Musical	Phoenix Theatre, Leeds Grand Theatre & The Lowry
Company (dep)	Gielgud Theatre
Kinky Boots (dep)	Adelphi Theatre
Fun Home (dep)	Young Vic
An American In Paris (dep)	Dominion Theatre
A Little Night Music (dep)	Storyhouse Theatre
Sweeney Todd	Royal Exchange & West Yorkshire Playhouse

ORCHESTRAL
Novello Orchestra
English Session Orchestra
National Festival Orchestra
Luminaire Orchestra
Manchester Camerata
Manchester Concert Orchestra
St Paul’s Sinfonia
Sinfonia Viva
Sinfonia Cymru
Docklands Sinfonia
Manchester Consort

RECORDINGS & CONCERTS
‘Rose’s Baby’ - Director: Trudie Styler
‘8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown’ - Channel 4
Sunset Blvd: The Album – The Other Songs
‘Peaky Blinders’ (Season 5) – BBC
Hadley Fraser ‘Things That Come and Go’ – Westway Music
Lee Mead ‘The Best of Me’ – Westway Music
Jeremy Jordan – Royal Albert Hall & Cadogan Hall
Ariana DeBose – Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Sam Fischer Mahogany Sessions – Sony
Ellie Goulding – Universal
‘Victoria’ (Season 3 & Christmas Special) – ITV
‘Gentleman Jack’ (Season 1) – HBO
‘Jane McDonald and Friends’ – Channel 5
Garage Classical – DJ Spoony, Sony Music
John & Jen – UK Cast Recording, Liberator Films
‘After You’ – UK Cast Recording, Broadway Records
Declan McKenna ‘Be An Astronaut’ Video – Sony
‘Daily Service’ – BBC Radio 4 (Live Broadcasts)
Chita Rivera Live in London – Cadogan Hall
‘An Evening With Kimberley Walsh’ – Crazy Coqs
What’s On Stage Awards ’19–’25 – Prince of Wales Theatre & London Palladium

CREATIVE & MANAGERIAL ROLES IN MUSIC
Orchestral Management
The Hunchback of Notre Dame in Concert, Prince Edward Theatre, London
August 2025

• Contracted to fix and manage a 22-piece orchestra for a major West End concert production
• Responsible for hiring players, coordinating rehearsal schedules, and liaising with the producer, stage management, and musical director

Didsbury String Quartet – Founder & Manager
2008 – Present

• Founded and run the quartet, managing all aspects from musician management, client liaison, drafting contracts, and producing marketing materials. Clients include BBC, Channel 4, Rolex, and JustEat

Published String Arranger

• Professionally released arrangements available for purchase online
• Skilled at writing for a range of abilities and ensemble types, from beginner school groups to professional
• Proficient in using music notation software Sibelius for professional-quality scores and parts
• Work includes arrangements for weddings, recordings, concerts, and media appearances

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
MMus (Performance), Distinction (2010 - 2012)
Professor: Emma Ferrand

Leeds College of Music
BA (Music), First Class Honours (2007 - 2010)
Awards include: Hyde Prize for Cello, Marjorie Ziff Concerto Prize, Robert Tebb Trophy for Outstanding
Classical Performance, Fred and Ethel Tolson Memorial Prize for Strings, Joseph Stones Scholarship
Professors: Juliet Welchman & Judith Scarfe