| David Mannes | |
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David Mannes |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 1866 |
| Origin | New York City |
| Died | 1959 |
| Occupations | Conductor, educator |
| Instruments | Violin |
David Mannes (1866 – 1959) was an American violinist, conductor, and educator.
Mannes studied in Berlin with Karol Haliř[1] and was a violinist in the New York Symphony Orchestra from 1891 and its concertmaster from 1898 to 1912. In 1912 he helped found the Colored Music Settlement School and in 1916, with his wife, the Mannes Music School, both in New York City. Music Is My Faith is his autobiography. Mannes is also discussed in Maurice Peress' "Dvorak to Duke Ellington: A Conductor Explores America's Music and Its African American Roots."