David McGuinness

David McGuinness is a native of Glasgow, Scotland. Known as the youngest graduate in the history of the University of York, he later earned a doctorate from the University of Glasgow for his research on eighteenth-century English music.

As a soloist, he has performed in concert with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

He is the director of the Baroque ensemble Concerto Caledonia, which has recorded numerous albums of eighteenth-century Scottish repertoire with soloists such as Catherine Bott, Chris Norman, and David Greenberg.

David McGuinness is the solo pianist and fortepianist on the soundtrack of Mira Nair’s film Vanity Fair. He has contributed to Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians and has worked as a radio producer and presenter, in addition to his activities as a composer, actor, arranger, and record producer.