Background
Greenbaum, David was born on March 29, 1908 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of Barnet and Annie (Wasserstrum) Greenbaum.
Greenbaum, David was born on March 29, 1908 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of Barnet and Annie (Wasserstrum) Greenbaum.
Educated Scottish National Academy, Royal College Music London.
Studied wtih West. East. Whitehouse, London. Cellist Scottish National Symphony, London Philharmonic Orchestra at Covent Garden, 1937, British Broadcasting Corporation recitals, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, 1941-1946. Member Cleveland Orchestra, 1940-1944, Metropolitan Opera Company, 1944-1948, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1948-1974.
Solo cellist Russian Ballet, New York City, 1939, Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, 1944.
Faculty Settlement School Music, Cleveland, 1940, Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1957. Named Chicagoan of Year for Outstanding Cultural Achievement from Mayor Daley, 1971.
Recipient Director’s scholarship Royal College London, 1928-1930. Home: Chicago, Illinois.
Member Cleveland Orchestra, 1940-1944, Metropolitan Opera Company, 1944-1948, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1948-1974.
Married Hilda Feinblatt, April. Children: Joan (Mistress William Goldsmith), Marvin.