Intensity and versatility spanning orchestral, chamber, and solo settings, ranging from baroque to contemporary musical styles, David Burt has performed and taught as a member of the Gulbenkian Orchestra and a professor at the Escola Superior de Música de Lisboa.
As a member of the Gulbenkian Orchestra, David worked with conductors such as Susanna Mälkki, Gustavo Dudamel, Ton Koopman, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Kirill Petrenko, Lawrence Foster, Hannu Lintu, Giancarlo Guerrero, and Lorenzo Viotti while performing in over 17 countries.
David has been a featured soloist with the Gulbenkian Orchestra, Orquestra Nacional do Porto, and the Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa. He has participated in numerous recordings for Telarc, EMI, Sony, Pentatone and Innova.
David has served as a member on juries for the P.J.M. competition and the Reinhold Friedrich International Trumpet Competition. Dr. Burt has been a presenter at the Historic Brass Society’s 2022 Early Brass Festival, a virtual presenter for the 2023 International Trumpet Conference, the 2024 Festival Internacional de Trompete do Algarve, the 2025 Lisbon European Brass Network BIP, and the 2025 North American Baroque Trumpet Competition and Competition.
David was born in Minnesota. He completed his B.M. in trumpet performance at the University of Kansas and his M.M. (and Performer’s Certificate) at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. David earned his D.M.A. in trumpet at the University of Minnesota. His mentors include Barbara Butler, Charles Geyer, Verne Reynolds, Manny Laureano, David Baldwin, and Roger Stoner.