David nadien biography
- Life.
- Violinists are remembering David Nadien, who died last week at the age of 88.
- David Nadien was an American virtuoso violinist and violin teacher.
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David Nadien papers
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Collection
Identifier: MP-0021-01
Abstract
David Nadien was an American classical violinist and Mannes College of Music teacher. The collection includes programs, contracts, reviews, biographies, obituaries, awards and honors, photographs, public relations materials, a small amount of correspondence, sheet music, and a 1952 "Seasons Greetings" ceramic plate from the television variety show, "Your Show of Shows."
Dates
- circa 1937-2014
- Majority of material found within circa 1965-1975
Creator
Extent
2 Cubic Feet (1 box, 1 oversize box, 3 oversize folders)
Language of Materials
English
Additional Description
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of materials pertaining to the life and career of concert violinist David Nadien (1926-2014). Materials include concert programs, biographical information, correspondence, contracts and royalty statements, and numerous photographs and newspaper clippings covering Nadien’s childhood, military service in World War II, and his long pe
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David Nadien
Musical artist
David Nadien (March 12, 1926 – May 28, 2014) was an American virtuoso violinist and violin teacher. He was the concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic from 1966 to 1970. His playing style, characterized by fast vibrato, audible shifting noises, and superb bow control, has been compared to that of Jascha Heifetz.[1]
Life
David Nadien was born in Brooklyn, New York, on March 12, 1926, the son of Russian-Jewish father George Nadien and Dutch-Jewish mother Bertha Zwart.[2] His father was a local boxer who went by the last name "Vanderbilt."
He started learning violin with his father, then entered the Mannes School of Music. He also studied at the Juilliard School. His teachers included Adolfo Betti, Demetrius Constantine Dounis, Adolf Busch and Ivan Galamian.[3] When he was 18, he was drafted into the US Army, and played with the Army Service Forces Orchestra on the recommendation of Philadelphia Orchestra principal bassoonist Sol Schoenbach, who recognized his talents.[4]
He made his first conce
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American Violinist David Nadien was Born On This Day in 1926
Mr Nadien was 14 when he made his solo debut with the New York Philharmonic, and years later he was appointed concertmaster, a position he held from 1966 to 1970.
American violinist David Nadien was born on this day in 1926.
A native New Yorker, Nadien studied with Adolfo Betti, Ivan Galamian, Demetrius Constantine Dounis and Adolph Busch at the Mannes School of Music and later at the Juilliard School.
When he was 14, he made his solo debut with the New York Philharmonic, and years later he was appointed concertmaster, a position he held from 1966 to 1970.
In 1970 he left the orchestra for the more lucrative world of studio recording, where he found great success and worked with artists such as Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. He taught for many years at his alma mater, Mannes, after which he continued to teach privately up until just a few weeks before his death.
Passing away in 2014, aged 88, he will be remembered for his pure, silk-like tone and unparalleled sight-reading a
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