In November 2003 he was given the Medal of Honor of the Conservatory of the Balearics. During his studies at the Royal Academy, Mr. Russell won twice the Julian Bream Guitar Prize and received a scholarship from the Ralph Vaughan William Trust . Later he won numerous international competitions, including the Andres Segovia Competition , the Jose Ramirez Competition and Spain's prestigious Francisco Tarrega Competition . Composers Guido Santorsola, Jorge Morel, Francis Kleynjans, Carlo Domeniconi or Sergio Assad, amongst others, have dedicated works to him.

His love of his craft resonates through his flawless and seemingly effortless performance of even the most demanding pieces. The attention to detail and provocative lyrical phrasing suggest an innate understanding of what each individual composer was working to achieve, bringing to each piece a sense of adventure.

David Russell spends his time touring the world, appearing regularly at prestigious halls in main cities, such as New York, London, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Madrid, Toronto or Amsterdam. He is also invited regularly to play in many music festivals.

His discography include Transcriptions of Bach, Haendel and Scarlatti on GHA, Nineteenth Century Music also on GHA and the complete works by Francisco Tarrega, on Opera Tres. Since 1995 David Russell has an exclusive contract with Telarc International, with whom he has recorded a CD featuring the music of Paraguayan guitarist-composer Agustin Barrios Mangore, another with the music of Spanish composer Federico Moreno Torroba, a recording including the three Rodrigo concerti for solo guitar (Concierto de Aranjuez, Fantasia para un Gentilhombre and Concierto para una Fiesta), "Celtic Music for Guitar", "Music by Giuliani", "Baroque Music", "Spanish Favorites", "David Russell plays Bach" and his most recent “AIRE LATINO”, dedicated to music writen by latinamerican composers.