Praised by The Santa Fe New Mexican for his “fluid phrases, rich focused tone, rhythmic precision, and spot-on intonation,” violinist David Felberg, an Albuquerque native, is the co-founder and artistic director of Chatter, a groundbreaking series exploring both new and old music, and producing over 60 performances per year. David plays in, and conducts, many of the shows—often premiering 20th- and 21st-century pieces of music that have never before been heard in New Mexico.
Chatter was mentioned in The New York Times in an article about curated silence, one of the main features of their performances. David is also concertmaster of The Santa Fe Symphony, and performs with Santa Fe Pro Musica. He also directs New Music New Mexico, the contemporary ensemble at the University of New Mexico.
David has been featured soloist with The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra, New Mexico Philharmonic, New Mexico Symphony, Albuquerque Philharmonic, Los Alamos Symphony, Palo Alto Philharmonic, Balcones Orchestra, and the Chatter Orchestra. He has performed recitals and chamber music all over New Mexico and the Southwest, and he has also performed at the Oregon Bach Festival. David has specialized in contemporary solo violin music, having performed solo works of Berio, Boulez, Sciarrino, John Zorn, and Luigi Nono.
As a conductor, he has worked closely with Santa Fe Pro Musica. He regularly conducts the New Mexico Philharmonic, The Santa Fe Symphony and Chatter, and has collaborated with such soloists as Rachel Barton Pine, Conor Hanick, and Benjamin Hochman. David made his New York violin recital debut in Merkin Concert Hall in the spring of 2005. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree, in History, from the University of Arizona and a Master of Music degree in Conducting from the University of New Mexico, and has taken advanced string quartet studies at the University of Colorado with the Takacs Quartet. David has also attended the prestigious American Academy of Conducting at the Aspen Music Festival.
David plays an 1829 J. B. Vuillaume violin and a c. 1830 Claude Joseph Fonclause violin bow.