David Bernard's conducting has received critical acclaim in the US and worldwide. Noted recent performances include Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring at Lincoln Center and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at Carnegie Hall and guest conducting appearances with the Dubuque (IA) Symphony Orchestra and the Greenwich (CT) Symphony Orchestra. Bernard's critically acclaimed catalogue of recordings include a premiere recording of a new edition of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, a complete cycle of Beethoven Symphonies and a release of Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique Symphony lauded by Gramophone Magazine. A multiple First Prize winner of the Orchestral Conducting Competition of The American Prize, Bernard is Music Director of the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony and the Massapequa Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as a frequent guest conductor. Bernard has worked with Clinton F. Nieweg, retired librarian of the Philadelphia Orchestra, developing new editions of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and The Firebird Suite-1919 Version. In addition, he has published his own editions of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, K. 622, and Schumann's Symphony No. 2, Op. 61. David Bernard is an acclaimed orchestra builder and is sought after for his artistic leadership and innovation in community engagement, including his InsideOut format (seating audiences inside the orchestra).