Paul Hindmarsh curates the Manchester Midday Concerts Society season and relating to David's performance at the Bridgewater Hall wrote:

"The response by our discerning audience, which loves its mainstream classical music played by quality pianists, string players, piano trios and string quartets in the main, was overwhelmingly positive. One of the regulars described David's recital as one of the best we’d had for a long time; another had no idea the euphonium could be played like that. Although David has been such a familiar and engaging presence on the brass band scene since he was a small boy, his stature as a musical artist in 2013 is of the highest international calibre. That is why his performances sit comfortably right across the musical spectrum from brass band entertainment to serious and substantial recital and concerto appearances. He can astonish and amuse with the panache of his bravura solos just as he can tug at the heart-strings with the emotional quality and refinement of his lyricism."