He is a French horn player who was born into a musical family and grew up in New England. He started to play the French horn when he was 11 and by the time he was 12 he was playing with the Norwalk Symphony. He won a scholarship to study in France and went to Fontainebleau when he was 15.
He attended the New England Conservatory on a full scholarship and after having been given auditions by the Boston and Chicago Symphonies, he played with the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 11 years.
He was instrumental in the creation of the Empire Brass Quintet and became a member of the Canadian Brass in 1986. He stayed with them for twelve years before leaving in 1998 to take up a position teaching at the University of South Florida .
Canadian Brass recordings
O Holy Night (Adolphe Charles Adam)
RCA 0 7863 54132 2 (CD – Christmas with the Canadian Brass)
Organist – John Grady, St. Patrick’s Cathedral Organ
Source:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ohanian
- http://www.canbrass.com/bios/pastmembers.html#david
- http://world.std.com/~mbk/mbk_ohanian.htm
- https://www.allmusic.com/artist/david-ohanian-mn0002187255