David Zafer - violin
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• University of Toronto, Faculty of Music

David Zafer was born in London, England in 1934 where he studied with his father and with Antonio Brosa at the Royal College of Music. After moving to Canada in 1947 he continued studies with Albert Pratz and Elie Spivak. and graduated from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music.

Influencing Teachers: Ivan Galamian, Oscar Shumsky, Leonard Rose, William Primrose.

Teaching:

• professor emeritus, University of Toronto (since 1966)
• conductor, Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra
• Summer
  • National Youth Orchestra (1967-73)
  • Banff Centre of the Arts (1974-1982)
  • Courtenay Youth Music Centre (1982- )
  • Southern Ontario Chamber Music Institute in Ancaster, Ontario
  • Agassiz Music Festival in Winnipeg
• guest instructor at Menuhin School in England

Master Classes regularly in Europe and North America.

Graduates include: Joan Barrett, Jared Erhardt, Mark Fewer, Sheldon Grabke, John Lowry, Dean Marshall, Peter Visintin, Mark Wells, Paul Zafer.

Performer:

• Solo, chamber
• member, Toronto Symphony Orchestra (1956-1969)
• assistant concertmaster, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (1960-1961)
• member (1955-1960, 1961-1968) and concertmaster (1968-1971), Hart House Orchestra
• concertmaster, National Ballet of Canada orchestra (1961-1964)
• Stratford Festival Orchestra.

Recordings:

• Violin Music of the 20th Century - Dohnanyi, Southam, Dolin, Milhaud

Updated November 24, 2000