David, FERDINAND

David, FERDINAND, a distinguished violin virtuoso, born 19th June 1810, at Hamburg, was from thirteen a pupil of Spohr at Cassel, and became in 1836 concertmeister at Leipzig, which place he kept till his death at Klosters in the Grisons, 19th July 1873. His remarkable talent for teaching his instrument he showed after the establishment of the Leipzig Conservatorium, and many of the best violinists of his time were his pupils. His compositions were equally esteemed.