“Dovid was my son’s primary violin teacher through four of his formative years, and I credit him for inspiring and enabling Luke to develop his technique, musicianship and personal confidence to a level required to pursue playing violin as a career.

Luke now studies with the top teachers and performs with the best players in the world at Juilliard School of Music and has a promising performance career ahead of him.  

What makes Dovid particularly effective as a teacher is that he is currently a leading performing violinist – he is in the arena himself.

Dovid can model in real time, the effect or outcome the student is trying to achieve.  Dovid is doing his own practicing before and after his students’ lessons, and his students know this.

Dovid’s students can be certain whatever Dovid asks of them or prescribes for them, he is doing himself – this is why he knows it will work and help.  

Dovid’s teaching is not overly rigid or confining; he meets the student where they are and identifies what will help each particular student the most.  He encourages his students to experiment and think critically about their work for themselves. This quality alone is missing in much of the violin teaching world and is of tremendous benefit when the player matures and moves beyond a teacher-student relationship into a performer in his or her own right.

Dovid is one of the most optimistic and generous people I have met, and he brings these qualities to his work and relationships with his students. He is their biggest fan. He inspires his students with his ability to see hope and promise in them. They draw confidence from Dovid and develop a work ethic from his personal positive example.

Through raising three sons, each studying violin, and becoming proficient players, I have experienced many important violin teachers and can unhesitatingly recommend Dovid and rank him among the very best.”

Doug Henderson, Raleigh , NC