David Grunberg
David Grunberg grew up in Chatham, NY and currently leads a diverse life as violinist, conductor, composer and software developer in New York City. He studied music theory and composition at the Berklee College of Music and Cornell University, and his compositions have been performed by the New England Composers Collective, the Boston Chamber Ensemble and in solo recitals.
As conductor, David founded and directed Spectrum Symphony in New York City, with which he commissioned and premiered Peter Alexander’s Concerto for Electric Violin and Chamber Orchestra, and performed for a 9-11 memorial with the Lutheran Disaster Response. Other conducting engagements include the Orchestra of the 92nd St. Y, the New England Philharmonic and others. He was Music Director of the Cape and Islands Youth Symphony Orchestra (MA), “renowned for their expertise and voracity,” from 1998 to 2001. He was Assistant Conductor of the New England Philharmonic, awarded the ASCAP prize for adventuresome programming, under directors Jeffrey Rink and Richard Pittman from 1994 to 1998 in Boston. David feels honored to have performed in the great hall at Esterhazy, Austria, Bach sonatas in the Baroque church in Andermatt, Switzerland and conducted arias in the beautiful opera house in Cortona, Italy.
David serves on the board of New Paths in Music, an organization dedicated to performing new music in New York City.