Background
Davis, Leonard was born on May 19, 1919 in Willimantic, Connecticut, United States. Son of Maurice and Clara (Klemer) Davis.
Davis, Leonard was born on May 19, 1919 in Willimantic, Connecticut, United States. Son of Maurice and Clara (Klemer) Davis.
Diploma, Juilliard Graduate School, 1941.
With NBC Symphony Orchestra under Toscanini, 1946—1950. Violist, principal violist New York Philharmonic Orchestra, New York City, 1949-1991. Member faculty Manhattan School Music, 1984—2002.
Editor International Music Company. Principal violist, recording orchestras, from 1950. Soloist Bernstein, Mehta, Mitropoulos, Hindemith.
Concert artist in the United States, Europe, and the Orient. Teacher, clinician, master classes various conservatories worldwide, since 1970. Recordings include complete J.S. Bach solo Suites for Viola.
Member American Viola Society, American String Teacher Association.
Married Frieda Reisberg, December 7, 1946.