David Nadien was an American virtuoso violinist and violin teacher.
10 Facts About David Nadien
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David Nadien was the concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic from 1966 to 1970.
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David Nadien's playing style, characterized by fast vibrato, audible shifting noises, and superb bow control, has been compared to that of Jascha Heifetz.
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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.
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David Nadien started learning violin with his father, then entered the Mannes School of Music.
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David Nadien's teachers included Adolfo Betti, Demetrius Constantine Dounis, Adolf Busch and Ivan Galamian.
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David Nadien made his first concert appearance with the New York Philharmonic at the age of 14, had his first solo recital at Town Hall a month before his 15th birthday and at the age of 20 won the Leventritt Award judged by a panel that included Arturo Toscanini.
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David Nadien owned the "Prince of Orange, Wald, Hoffmann" violin, made by Guarneri del Gesu in about 1743, until he sold it in 1967.
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David Nadien is well-known for his recordings of Parts 1 to 4 of the Suzuki violin method.
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David Nadien died of pneumonia in New York City aged 88 on May 28,2014.