ABOUT

Currently residing in Austin TX, David Denizon was born and raised in Paris where he received his early education. In 1984, he moved to the US at the invitation of Efim Boico, second violinist of the Fine Arts Quartet and former second violinist of the Tel Aviv quartet, to enroll at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Later he pursued his studies with Arkady Fomin at the Southern Methodist University where he was a recipient of the prestigious Algur H. Meadows scholarship.  

 

While in Dallas, he had the opportunity to play as principal of many local orchestras, and perform as a soloist and in local chamber music ensembles. Upon graduation he was hired to be part of the 11 members conductor-less New American Chamber Orchestra and with that group he got to tour extensively in Europe, performing in all major musical centers and a wide variety of summer music festivals such as the Nortalljae, Deia, Santander, Val-de-Charentes and Venice.

 

Upon returning to the US, David first was a member of the Knoxville symphony and had the opportunity to solo with the Knoxville Chamber Orchestra.  He then joined the New World symphony with which he toured Japan and the UK and participated in the Grammy-award-winning recording “Tangazo.” 

 

Ultimately he settled in Texas as a member of both the Austin and San Antonio symphonies. In addition to his activities as an orchestral musician, David maintained an active teaching schedule and played many chamber music concerts with local ensembles. 

 

He also performed several times as a soloist with the Laredo Philharmonic, performing concertos of Brahms, Halffter and Malcom Arnold. In the late 1990s he was a founding member of the Sierra Grande String quartet, the resident quartet at the Sierra Grande chamber music festival in Truth or Consequences New Mexico. 

 

His world premiere debut recording of Sonatas by Stoessel, Strube and Damrosch with pianist Alex Maynegre-Torra on the Centaur label came out in June 2023 to enthusiastic reviews.