David Curtis is Artistic Director of Orchestra of the Swan, chamber orchestra for the Heart of England. The driving force behind the Swan's nationally acclaimed 'Take Note! and Music of Our Time' series, his thought-provoking programming and infectious enthusiasm for contemporary music have established him as a conductor of note on the international stage, conducting in the USA, Germany (where he has recorded with Dimitri Ashkenasi and the Hamburg Symphonika), Hungary, Belgium, China, Romania, Sweden, Iceland, Italy, Finland, the Czech Republic and Greece.