David Hockings studied at the Royal College of Music with Janos Keszei and Michael Skinner. On leaving the RCM, he spent time performing with all the major London orchestras, becoming principal percussionist of the BBC Symphony Orchestra in 1994 and principal percussionist of the London Sinfonietta in 1995.
As well as orchestral, chamber, and recording work, David has been involved extensively in music education, which has taken him to many communities, including prisons and schools for the severely disabled, in the United Kingdom and as far afield as Japan, South America, and the United States. In January 2008, David was appointed Head of Percussion at the Royal College of Music.
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