David Soyer (born February 24, 1923) is an American cellist. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
He was born in Philadelphia and began playing the piano at the age of nine. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə At 11, he started the cello. One of his first teachers was Diran Alexanian. Diran Alexanian (1881 Constantinople &ndash 1954 New York) was an Armenian Cello teacher Later on he studied with Emmanuel Feuermann and Pablo Casals. Emanuel Feuermann ( November 22, 1902, Kolomyia, Austro-Hungarian Empire &ndash May 25, 1942, New York City He debuted with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy in 1942, playing Ernest Bloch's Schelomo. The Philadelphia Orchestra is an Orchestra based in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, in the United States. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Eugene Ormandy ( November 18, 1899 &ndash March Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernest Bloch (July 24 1880 &ndash July 15 1959 was a Swiss -born American Composer. Schelomo is a composition for Cello and Orchestra written by Ernest Bloch.
Chamber music has been a special love of his. He was a founding member of the Guarneri Quartet in 1964 and played with them until retiring from the quartet in 2002. The Guarneri Quartet is an American String quartet originally founded in 1964 Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. As a member of the Guarneri he collaborated with many of the world's most famous classical musicians including Leonard Rose, the Budapest String Quartet, Pinchas Zukerman, and Artur Rubinstein. Leonard Rose ( July 27, 1918 &ndash November 16, 1984) was a great American cellist considered one of the most important pedagogues of the 20th The Budapest Quartet was a String quartet in existence from 1917 to 1967 Pinchas Zukerman (פנחס צוקרמן born July 16, 1948) is a noted Israeli Violinist violist, and conductor who was Arthur Rubinstein KBE ( January 28 1887 &ndash December 20 1982) was a Polish - American pianist who is widely He gave the New York premiere of the solo cello sonata by Zoltán Kodály at The Town Hall in Manhattan. Zoltán Kodály ( Hungarian: Kodály Zoltán, ˈkodaːj ˈzoltaːn December 16 1882 &ndash March 6 1967 was a Hungarian Composer, Ethnomusicologist The Town Hall is a performance space located at 123 West 43rd Street between Sixth Avenue and Broadway, in New York City, New York Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Additionally, he also gave the New York premiere of the sonata for solo cello by American composer George Crumb. George Crumb (born October 24, 1929) is an American Composer of modern and Avant garde music Before joining the quartet he played in various venues including the Army Band during World War II and later with the NBC Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Arturo Toscanini. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Arturo Toscanini (ɑrˈturɔ ˌtɔskɑˈnini (March 25 1867 &ndash January He currently lives in New York City.
Soyer is on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music, the Manhattan School of Music, and the Juilliard School. The Curtis Institute of Music is a conservatory in Philadelphia Pennsylvania that offers courses of study leading to a performance Diploma Bachelor of Music The Manhattan School of Music is a Music conservatory located in New York City that offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory.
He has taught many of today's most prominent contemporary cellists and musicians. He spends his summers teaching and performing at the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont. The Marlboro Music School and Festival is a retreat for advanced classical training and musicianship held for seven weeks each summer in Marlboro Vermont.