David Lockington

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Lockington
Occupation	Music Director
Date Of Birth	Oct 11, 1956(1956-10-11)
Age	68
Birthplace	United Kingdom
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Libra

David Lockington Biography

David Lockington is one of the most popular and richest Music Director who was born on October 11, 1956 in United Kingdom, United Kingdom.

David Lockington (born October 11, 1956), is the Music Director Laureate of the Grand Rapids Symphony located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.. Lockington became the 13th music director of the Grand Rapids Symphony in January 1999 and stepped down from the post in May 2015 at the end of his 16th season with the orchestra. Prior to his tenure in Grand Rapids, Lockington served as the music director for the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra (1996–2000) and the Long Island Philharmonic (1995–2000). In May 2007, Lockington was named music director of the Modesto Symphony Orchestra in Modesto, California. Since March 2013, Lockington has been the music director of the Pasadena Symphony in Pasadena, California.

In 1978, Lockington moved to the United States from Great Britain. He became a citizen. He came on a scholarship to Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, where he studied cello performance and conducting. In cello performance, Lockington received a master’s degree. In conducting, he studied with Otto- Werner Mueller. After graduating, Lockington served as a cellist with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra and served as assistant principal cellist with the Denver Symphony Orchestra for three years before he turned to conducting.

David Lockington Net Worth

David Lockington is one of the richest Music Director from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Lockington 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Lockington was born as David Kirkman Lockington on October 11, 1956 in Dartford, Kent, UK. His father was a podiatrist and an amateur cellist. Lockington followed his father’s interest in the cello and started taking cello lessons when he “was just about 10.” He completed his education in Great Britain at the University of Cambridge, where he completed his Bachelor of Arts degree as a choral scholar.

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Also, under Lockington’s direction, the Grand Rapids Symphony reached out to the African-American community by creating a “kind of a gospel chorus.” The chorus was “a mixed chorus of community people that want to come together and celebrate performing with the orchestra.” The Grand Rapids Community Gospel Chorus grew to more than one hundred voices. It performed at the annual concert “Symphony With Soul” established by Lockington in 2002 “to help connect cultures through music.”

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In 2006, the album Invention and Album, featuring harpist Deborah Henson- Conant with the Grand Rapids Symphony and conducted by David Lockington, was nominated for Best Classical Crossover Album at the Grammy Awards. Lockington also conducted five other recordings with the Grand Rapids Symphony. These included recordings of Adolphus Hailstork’s Second and Third symphonies, released internationally by Naxos Records in 2007.