Mannes
DAVID, an American violinist; born in New York 1866. He took up the violin very early and without any teaching he soon showed his remarkable talent.
Later, after he had some instruction, he played in various New York orchestras , going in the summers to study under some of the noted European violinists, especially Ysaye. In 1891 Walter Damrosch engaged him for the New York Symphony Orchestra and since that time he has taken his place as one of the leading violinists of America. In 1910 he became director of the Music school settlement in which he had always been greatly interested. He took a large part, also, in founding a Musical School Settlement for Colored People in 1912.