David Chernyavsky

David Chernyavsky joined the San Francisco Symphony in 2009. Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, he began violin studies at the age of six and at eleven gave his first solo recital. After winning prizes in competitions in Russia and France, he entered the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. In 1997, Mr. Chernyavsky came to the US to study at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and, later, at the Juilliard School. He has recorded several CDs with the Saint Petersburg Quartet and with the Joel Rubin Klezmer Music Ensemble, and he has released a solo CD, Klezmer Violin. He also performs and teaches with the San Francisco Academy Orchestra. In 2019, David with his colleagues established Nelli Shkolnikova Academy, a string and chamber music retreat that runs at Chateau de la Flocellière in the Vendée region of France. Since 2020, David, together with Irina Behrendt, owns and operates Gradus ad Parnassum Music Academy, a music school and performance venue in San Mateo, California.