Originally from Springfield, IL, David is Professor of Chemistry at Northeastern University. He attended Yale University and holds a B.S. and PhD. Along with viola, David also plays violin, piano and mallets. His wife works as administrator at MCPHS, and they have one daughter who works at Combined Jewish Philanthropies and another currently studying art. Prior to New Phil, David played concerts with John Pizzarelli and the Indigo Girls and played backup for the Osmond Brothers, Dionne Warwick, Vicki Carr and Boots Randolph. He’s even played for composer Aaron Copland!