David Aaron Carpenter

The American violist David Carpenter qualified as a prodigy, appearing with major orchestras and winning prizes while he was still in his teens. His career has continued to develop in adulthood, and he has won acclaim from Germany's Die Welt newspaper, among other outlets, as "a new star at the forefront of violists." Carpenter was born in Great Neck, New York, on Long Island, on April 5, 1986. His family was musical, and he took up the violin at age six, using the Suzuki method and studying with Nicole DiCecco. At 11 he added the viola to his musical armament, and at 16 he de...