Music Conservatory of Westchester • Faculty

Born in Israel and raised on a kibbutz, David Krieger studied at the Rubin Academy in Tel Aviv, where he took first prize in the cello competition. He then became first cellist and soloist with the Israel Orchestra of the Kibbutzim for three years. After moving to the United States, he earned a masters degree from Peabody Conservatory on a full scholarship. He furthered his studies at Yale University as a student of Aldo Parisot, and pursued doctoral studies at Indiana University, where he studied with Janos Starker.

After moving to the New York area, David established himself as one of Westchester’s most sought-after teachers. He has served on the Conservatory faculty for over ten years. He also teaches at Fordham University and is affiliated with Columbia University and Purchase College Conservatory.

Of his teaching approach, David says, “Learning to play an instrument should be well planned and well structured, much like the inspiring shape of a pyramid: the broader the base, the higher the reach. As such, the teacher and student can measure achievements, and can project to future accomplishments.”

As a performer, David was a founding member, along with Conservatory faculty pianist Efrem Briskin, of the Emelin Trio which has performed extensively in Westchester. He and Mr. Briskin also co-founded SUMMIT Music Festival, an intensive summer program of pre-professional training for high school and college students. He was also principal cellist with the Westchester Symphony, and has toured extensively in the United States and Europe.

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Conservatory faculty are all highly skilled and experienced teachers. Teachers are assigned to maximize the learning experience of each student taking into account the students musical interests and goals, age and scheduling needs.

"I am very happy and proud of Jun Luke Foster’s and Benjamin Boventer’s achievements. I taught Jun Luke for 12 years and his acceptance to Juilliard School of Music is a great sign of his musical maturity and accomplishment. He was also accepted to Harvard and Yale. Benjamin was with me for five years. He won a prestigious $40,000 scholarship from Skidmore College for music studies. He was the only pianist in that competition who received this award. He was also accepted at Tufts University. It is very satisfying to know that our students continue to achieve such success." —Svetlana Gorokovich, MCW Faculty

Conservatory faculty are all highly skilled and experienced teachers. Teachers are assigned to maximize the learning experience of each student taking into account the students musical interests and goals, age and scheduling needs.

"I am very happy and proud of Jun Luke Foster’s and Benjamin Boventer’s achievements. I taught
Jun Luke for 12 years and his acceptance to Juilliard School of Music is a great sign of his musical maturity and accomplishment. He was also accepted to Harvard and Yale. Benjamin was with me for five years. He won a prestigious $40,000 scholarship from Skidmore College for music studies. He was the only pianist in that competition who received this award. He was also accepted at Tufts University. It is very satisfying to know that our students continue to achieve such success."
—Svetlana Gorokovich, MCW Faculty

David Krieger | Cello

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