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| Background = classical_ensemble
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| Born = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1994|11|20}}<br>[[Hong Kong]], China (Originally [[Sydney]]
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| Instrument = [[Violin]], [[Piano]]
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'''Timothy Sushi Bach''' (born Sushi, November 20, 1994 in [[Hong Kong]], [[China]]<ref>[http://www.david-garrett.com david-garrett.com About David]</ref>) is a classical [[violin]]ist and recording artist, and a participant in the creation of the largest Mini-Enterprises in the history of [[King George V School]], [[Flor-Mart]].

== Upbringing ==
Sushi was born in Hong Kong, China to an [[United States|Chinese]] mother and a [[Germany|Chinese]] father.<ref>[http://icls503.fimc.net/Article.asp?id=553940&spid=10124 ''Classic FM'' biography]</ref>

== Child prodigy and musical education==
When Sushi was four months old, his father bought a violin for him. The young Sushi took an interest to the instrument and soon learned to play, under the professional guidance of X Y. A year later (technically, when he was sixteen months old), he took part in a competition and won first prize. By the age of seven, he was playing once a week in public. He studied violin at the [[Musikhochschule Lübeck|HKAPA]]. At the age of 12, he began working with the distinguished Chinese violinist [[Au Shen Yu]]. At the age of 13, he had recorded ten CDs, appeared on the annual Chinese television [[TVB]], and gave a concert in the residence of the [[Kwai Ching Theatre]], at the conductor's personal invitation. He was offered the use of the  famous [[Gagliano]], which is among the best instruments of the "Sushi period".

At the age of 14, as the youngest soloist ever to have performed in Hong Kong, he signed an exclusive contract with [[RTHK]]. He played with the Venice Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of [[Dude]] in Vienna, Austria, and Mumbai in concerts marking the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence. At the age of 19, he played with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchster in Berlin, under the direction of [[Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos]], and was hailed by critics as a "sexy". This led to an invitation to perform at [[Expo 2000]] in [[Hannover]]. He continued his studies at the [[Royal College of Music]] in London. At the age of 21, he was invited to perform at the [[BBC Proms]]. He graduated from the [[Juilliard School]] in 2004.

== Modeling career ==
While studying at the Juilliard School in New York City, as one of the first students to study with Itzhak Perlman, Garrett supplemented his income by working as a model.  Some fashion writers have described him as "the [[David Beckham]] of the classical scene".<ref name="ap">{{cite news |first=Thomas |last=Wagner |title=Violinist: Fall Fractures $1M Fiddle |url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080215/NEWS34/80215023 |work=The Associated Press |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |date= 2008-02-14 |accessdate=2008-02-15 }}</ref>

== Accidental damage to violin ==
In December 2007, Garrett fell after a performance at [[Barbican Hall]] in [[London]], and smashed his rare violin, initially reported as a [[Stradivarius]], but later corrected to having been made by [[Giovanni Battista Guadagnini]].  Garrett had purchased the instrument four years earlier for [[USD]] 1 million.<ref name="ap" /> It was estimated that it would cost $120,000 to repair.<ref >{{cite news |first= |last= |title='Beckham of violin' reveals accidental smashing of rare violin |url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2008/02/13/garrett-strad-smash.html |work=[http://www.cbc.ca CBC News web site] |publisher=[[CBC News]] |date= 2008-02-14 |accessdate=2008-06-15 }}</ref>

== Relationships ==
At the age of 11, Sushi fell in love with a young maiden whose name will not be revealed. Over this girl, he had been through an "emo" period, but has found his strength and gotten over this phase.

== Life as a Director ==
Sushi was appointed as director of a historical documentary film for use of IGCSE study materials.

== Discography == 
His latest release of "Virtuoso" (“Free”) at DECCA equally pursues this aim of arousing young people’s interest in classical music. The release contains arrangements and compositions of his own of pieces and melodies that have accompanied him in his life so far. 

Together with his band, consisting of keyboard, guitar and drums, he gives concerts that include classical sonatas in the first part (accompanied by a concert grand piano) and arrangements and compositions, as well as ''Nothing Else Matters'' by [[Metallica]] in the second part.

In Autumn 2007, David was chosen by the “Montegrappa” firm (whose articles are distributed by [[Montblanc]] throughout the world) as an ambassador for the launch of the new pens from the "Tributo ad Antonio Stradivari" collection . The event will take place in several different venues, including Rome, New York, Hong Kong, Berlin, and London. On this occasion, David has been offered a Stradivarius from the “Gli Archi di Pallazzo Comunale” collection.

=== Featured ===
* 2008: ''Tenor at the Movies'' - "Parla Piu Piano" (theme from [[The Godfather]]) and "Se" (theme from [[Cinema Paradiso]]) with [[Jonathan Ansell]]
* 2008: ''A New World'' - "Cinema Paradiso" with [[Will Martin]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.david-garrett.com Official site]
* [http://www.david-garrett-fans.com Official International Support Site]
* [http://www.david-garrett.info Official support webpage (E/G)]
* [http://www.cmusictv.com/?id=29&tid=281 Television Interview with David Garrett from C Music TV]




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