David Lombardi began studying the violin at the age of five under the guidance of Maestro Anna Daffunchio and he graduated with honours at the Conservatory of Music "A. Vivaldi" in Alessandria, Italy. Later he graduated in viola with Maestro G. Mosca at the same institute.
His interest in the musical traditions of the Celtic countries led him to Ireland, where he attended a four-year course in traditional Irish music at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance in the University of Limerick. He quickly came in contact with different genres and styles of music, starting collaborations with internationally renowned artists. Later he moved to Sweden to deepen his knowledge in the Scandinavian traditional music and attended a Master course in World Music at the Royal Conservatory in Stockholm.
During the Master studies, he received two scholarships from Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien, reserved to the best students of Swedish Conservatories.
In 2012 he spent three months in India and Nepal where he learned the fundamentals of classical Indian music. He collaborated with Indian musicians, such as, Ustad Johar Ali Khan, Amrita Bera and Ustad Hamid Hussain Khan and recorded Laya Bazaar - a fully improvised ethnic music album - at the Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory with Swedish accordionist Isak Bergstrom, Kurdish percussionist Moshtagh Feizyabi and Nepalese sarangi super-star Shyam Nepali.
David’s travels allowed him to get in touch with artists from a variety of traditional music scenes and to start important projects that took him on tour, worldwide. Some of his most recent projects include Fourth Moon, Event Horizon and Dallahan in which he collaborates with French, Scottish, Irish and Austrian musicians.
In 2014 he took part in a four-month tour of UK and Switzerland with the
world-famous Irish dance show Riverdance as lead fiddler, performing in many of the most prestigious music venues and theatres, getting rave reviews on a personal basis.
During the years spent in Stockholm, he had the opportunity to collaborate with many singer-songwriters such as the known Argentinian composer Luis Gurevich, arranging and recording string sections for single releases and full album productions, and the Finnish/Swedish band Holiday On Io.
With the music and science/astrophysics symbiosis project - Event Horizon - he had the chance to visit, shoot a music video and a making-of video at the Large Hadron Collider (CERN) in Geneva.
His most recent project - Elír - is is a contemporary folk trio based in Glasgow who merge together a variety of folk traditions, genres and styles to create a musical landscape rich in colour and layers of sound. With singer/fiddle player, Niamh MacKaveney and guitarist Jean Damei.
The exploration of various styles of traditional music and the experience gained by merging different musical genres such as classical music, rock, blues and electronics, made David a musician with a unique sound and in great demand as a performer, teacher and studio musician.
”David’s commitment to his music has always impressed me. He can absorb all types of music and in a couple of short years, has become brilliant in the Traditional Irish style of playing. You can always hear his passion and depth for music when he plays."
Siobhán Peoples
His interest in the musical traditions of the Celtic countries led him to Ireland, where he attended a four-year course in traditional Irish music at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance in the University of Limerick. He quickly came in contact with different genres and styles of music, starting collaborations with internationally renowned artists. Later he moved to Sweden to deepen his knowledge in the Scandinavian traditional music and attended a Master course in World Music at the Royal Conservatory in Stockholm.
During the Master studies, he received two scholarships from Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien, reserved to the best students of Swedish Conservatories.
In 2012 he spent three months in India and Nepal where he learned the fundamentals of classical Indian music. He collaborated with Indian musicians, such as, Ustad Johar Ali Khan, Amrita Bera and Ustad Hamid Hussain Khan and recorded Laya Bazaar - a fully improvised ethnic music album - at the Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory with Swedish accordionist Isak Bergstrom, Kurdish percussionist Moshtagh Feizyabi and Nepalese sarangi super-star Shyam Nepali.
David’s travels allowed him to get in touch with artists from a variety of traditional music scenes and to start important projects that took him on tour, worldwide. Some of his most recent projects include Fourth Moon, Event Horizon and Dallahan in which he collaborates with French, Scottish, Irish and Austrian musicians.
In 2014 he took part in a four-month tour of UK and Switzerland with the
world-famous Irish dance show Riverdance as lead fiddler, performing in many of the most prestigious music venues and theatres, getting rave reviews on a personal basis.
During the years spent in Stockholm, he had the opportunity to collaborate with many singer-songwriters such as the known Argentinian composer Luis Gurevich, arranging and recording string sections for single releases and full album productions, and the Finnish/Swedish band Holiday On Io.
With the music and science/astrophysics symbiosis project - Event Horizon - he had the chance to visit, shoot a music video and a making-of video at the Large Hadron Collider (CERN) in Geneva.
His most recent project - Elír - is is a contemporary folk trio based in Glasgow who merge together a variety of folk traditions, genres and styles to create a musical landscape rich in colour and layers of sound. With singer/fiddle player, Niamh MacKaveney and guitarist Jean Damei.
The exploration of various styles of traditional music and the experience gained by merging different musical genres such as classical music, rock, blues and electronics, made David a musician with a unique sound and in great demand as a performer, teacher and studio musician.
”David’s commitment to his music has always impressed me. He can absorb all types of music and in a couple of short years, has become brilliant in the Traditional Irish style of playing. You can always hear his passion and depth for music when he plays."
Siobhán Peoples