Biography
David Wurm (born 2000 in Hamburg) is a German violinist who performs internationally both as a soloist and chamber musician. His concert engagements have taken him to renowned venues including the Berlin Philharmonie, the Elbphilharmonie, and the Laeiszhalle, as well as on concert tours throughout Europe and China.
Since 2014, David Wurm has performed with pianist Levi Schechtmann as a duo, presenting a wide-ranging repertoire of concert programmes. Alongside traditional recital formats, the duo also develops innovative concert concepts that transcend genre boundaries and introduce classical music to new audiences.
Since October 2024, David Wurm is the concertmaster of the Hamburg Chamber Orchestra. He is also the concertmaster and artistic director of the Albert Schweitzer Youth Orchestra, a position he has held since June 2022, where he combines artistic leadership with the mentoring of young musicians. In addition, he has served as concertmaster of the Junge Norddeutsche Philharmonie as well as the International Mendelssohn Summer School Festival Orchestra.
David Wurm began his musical education at the age of fourteen as a junior student at the Andreas Franke Academy of the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg and continued his studies there with Prof. Christoph Schickedanz until completing his Bachelor's in 2024.
For his artistic achievements, David Wurm has received numerous awards, including First Prize at the German national competition Jugend musiziert in the violin solo category. From February 2020 until October 2025, he was supported by Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now Hamburg. He has also participated in studio and radio productions for Norddeutscher Rundfunk and Deutschlandfunk Kultur, appeared on television programmes including NDR DAS!, and contributed to CD recordings. In addition, he regularly serves as a jury member for Jugend musiziert in Hamburg.
David Wurm performs on a violin by Giovanni Dollenz (Trieste, 1855).

Events
Ensembles

Duo Violin & Piano
United by a profound passion for music, David Wurm and Levi Schechtmann have been creating innovative concert concepts since 2014, alongside presenting a wide-ranging repertoire of programmes.
Duo Violin & Piano
United by a profound passion for music, violinist David Wurm and pianist Levi Schechtmann have performed as a duo since 2014. They celebrated the tenth anniversary of their artistic partnership with a concert at Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie in October 2024, followed by a performance at the Berlin Philharmonie in 2025 — milestone concerts in their ongoing collaboration.
Alongside traditional recital formats, they create innovative concert experiences that transcend genre boundaries and make classical music accessible to new audiences
Hamburg Chamber Orchestra
Founded in 2022, the Hamburg Chamber Orchestra unites top musicians from Hamburg. David Wurm is the concertmaster of the orchestra.

Hamburg Chamber Orchestra
Founded in 2022, the Hamburg Chamber Orchestra unites top musicians from Hamburg.
David Wurm is the concertmaster and a founding member of the orchestra.
The Hamburg Chamber Orchestra offers outstanding musicians the freedom to bring their own interpretations to life in an artistic environment. The ensemble consists of established professional musicians and exceptional young talents who share a passion for music beyond their daily work in orchestras or teaching at universities. The Hamburg Chamber Orchestra pursues creative freedom and independence, allowing musicians to place the enthusiasm for music at the forefront. This is the only way to create the unique sound that fills the concert hall with energy and passion, whether in quiet or powerful moments.

unflagged mastery and great esprit (...)
a sonority of expansive richness, precise in every detail and sweeping in its overarching musical architecture
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Since October 2025, David Wurm is Concertmaster of the Hamburger Kammerorchester.
Founded in 2022, the Hamburg Chamber Orchestra unites top musicians from Hamburg. The Hamburg Chamber Orchestra pursues creative freedom and independence, allowing musicians to place the enthusiasm for music at the forefront.






