Robert Davidovici

Robert Davidovici is an award-winning Romanian-American violinist.[1] In 1983, Davidovici tied for first place to co-win the Carnegie Hall International American Music Competition.[1][2] The prize was $77,000 and Davidovici received half.[2]

Robert Davidovici was born in the Transylvania region of Romania.[3] He studied the violin under the Soviet violin master David Oistrakh[4] and at the Juilliard School in New York City.[3] In 1967 he was a prize winner in the ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards in Australia.

In 1983, Davidovici was the artist-in-residence at North Texas State University in Denton, Texas.[5]

In 1997, while he was a concertmaster in the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Davidovici joined the faculty of Florida International University in Miami, Florida.[6]

Davidovici is the founding artistic director of the Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Page, Tim (April 5, 1986). "MUSIC: VIOLIN, DAVIDOVICI". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dyer, Richard (September 27, 1983). "SMIRNOFF RUNNER-UP IN VIOLIN CONTEST". Boston Globe.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Robert Davidovici". University of Melbourne Faculty of the VCA and Music. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  4. ↑ Erikson, Matthew (October 14, 2007). "Soviet's Works Upstage Brahms and Beethoven". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  5. ↑ Ward, Charles (September 20, 1987). "Sessions: Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 Christian Badea, conductor New World Records". Houston Chronicle.
  6. ↑ Roos, James (November 15, 1997). "SOLID DEBUT FOR DAVIDOVICI AT FIU'S WERTHEIM CENTER". Retrieved April 18, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Chamber Music Society makes the most of Mozart". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 2, 1996.

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