Violinist David Felberg, currently the associate concertmaster of the New Mexico Symphony, was recently named concertmaster of The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared as soloist with the Tuscon Symphony, New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Albuquerque Philharmonic, Palo Alto Philharmonic, Noisy Neighbors, Rowan Symphony and at the Chautauqua Music Festival. He is Conductor and Musical Director of Chatter, a chamber orchestra dedicated to 20th and 21st century music, Conductor of the Albuquerque Philharmonia, and Assistant Conductor of The University of New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. He was a participant in the American Academy of Conducting at the Aspen Music Festival in the summer of 2000. Felberg attended the University of Arizona where he received a degree in history, and went on to earn a Masters of Music degree in conducting from the University of New Mexico. In addition, he took advanced string quartet studies at the University of Colorado with the Takacs Quartet. Felberg made his New York City recital debut in Merkin Hall in June of 2005 and plays an 1829 J.B. Vuillaume violin. David performs regularly on many chamber music series throughout New Mexico, including The Albuquerque Chamber Soloists, Noisy Neighbors, Taos Chamber Music Group, Corrales Cultural Arts Series, Serenata of Santa Fe, Los Alamos Coffee Concerts, the Placitas Artists Series and Church of Beethoven.