Classical Musicians of African Descent

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David Burnett, violin

Classical 91.5 WXXO-FM | By classical intern

Published August 4, 2017 at 10:10 AM EDT

David Burnett has been on the violin faculty of Harlem School of the Arts for 16 years. Mr. Burnett also teaches at the Langston Hughes Middle School and P.S. 6 in Brooklyn through ArtsConnection. He began studying the violin with Galina Heifetz while a student at Music and Art High School. Mr. Burnett completed his undergraduate studies at Oberlin Conservatory with Marilyn McDonald, followed by studies with Lynn Chang at the Boston Conservatory. Mr. Burnett’s string quartet, The West Village Quartet, has performed together for over 18 years and has a residency with the Baltimore Symphony.