David Buck

David Buck was appointed Principal Flute of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 2017. Praised for his “supple tone, rhythmic dynamism and technical agility” (The Oregonian), he previously held positions with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Oregon Symphony. Guest principal appearances include the Pittsburgh and Chicago Symphony Orchestras.

As a soloist, Buck has collaborated with conductors including Fabio Luisi, Jaap van Zweden, Leonard Slatkin, John Storgårds and Paul Watkins. In 2014, he recorded John Williams’ rarely heard Concerto for Flute and Orchestra with Leonard Slatkin and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. An avid chamber musician, he has performed with the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings, LA Phil New Music Group and members of the Guarneri and Emerson String Quartets. He has also served on the faculties of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra and New York String Orchestra Seminar.

A native of Philadelphia, Buck began playing the flute at the age of nine. After initial studies with David Cramer, he graduated from The Juilliard School with a Bachelor of Music and Graduate Diploma as a student of Robert Langevin and Jeffrey Khaner. He lives in Dallas with his wife, flutist Jung-Wan Kang. Buck is a Powell Artist.