David Aaron Carpenter
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David Aaron Carpenter (b. 1986 in Great Neck, New York) is a US-american violist and was the first Prize Winner of the 2006 Walter E. Naumburg Viola Competition. In June 2007, David was selected as the new Music Protégé in the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, sponsored by Rolex. As the first American and youngest protege in the Initiative’s history, he will study with world-renowned violinist, violist and conductor Pinchas Zuckerman.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early Years
Born into a family of musical siblings, David began studying the violin at the age of six. At the age of 12, he embarked upon learning the viola and by age 16, the viola became his primary instrument. He continued to pursue both instruments at the pre-college divisions of Juilliard and the Manhattan School of Music, Italy’s Accademia Chigianna, Switzerland’s International Music Academy, and the Verbier Festival Academy, studying with world-renowned pedagogues Seiji Ozawa, Robert Mann, Nobuko Imai, Boris Belkin, and Yuri Bashmet.
[edit] 2003 - Present Day
Since 2003 David has been performing with leading musicians and orchestras in the United States and Europe. As the First Prize winner of the 2005 Philadelphia Orchestra Young Artists Competition, David performed the Walton Viola Concerto with the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of Christoph Eschenbach, who describes Carpenter’s viola playing as “breathtaking, convincing and highly charismatic.” David has made his recital debuts in the United States at well-known venues including Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. In Europe, he collaborated in a duo recital with Maestro Eschenbach at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival which was broadcast live on the NDR German Radio Station.
He collaborated in recital and chamber music concerts with Christoph Eschenbach, Emanuel Ax, Sarah Chang, Leonidas Kavakos, Johannes Moser, and Julien Quentin at the Verbier, Schleswig-Holstein, and Kingston Summer Music Festivals. David was designated a Presidential Scholar and received the Presidential Gold Medal at The Kennedy Center. At present, David is pursuing a degree in Politics at Princeton University. He currently studies with violist Roberto Díaz, President of the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia.
