Violinist

Violinist David Southorn is the NHSO’s “concertmaster” (principal violinist) and for this program he also serves as artistic director. He will play the solo violin lines and conduct the ensemble from his position in the violin section.

David’s recent solo highlights include performances of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the Fremont Symphony, Aaron Jay Kernis’ AIR with the New Haven Symphony and Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with the Delaware Symphony where he was lauded by Delaware Arts Info as “nothing less than brilliant … powerful sound; immaculate precision and compelling agility… impeccable phrasing and polished lyricism…a zestful performance.” As a chamber musician he has performed with his award-winning Amphion String Quartet at Alice Tully Hall as members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s CMS II. The 21-22 season is his 4th year as the Concertmaster of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. This season marks his 10th year as Concertmaster of the Delaware Symphony and he continues his tenure as Assistant Concertmaster of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. This Fall he joins Mannes College The New School for Music as part-time Faculty.

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Candlelight Concert

St. Mary's Church

Experience a candlelit performance led by concertmaster David Southorn and featuring NHSO strings while immersed in the beautiful surroundings of New Haven’s historic St. Mary’s Church. This soaring program will take you on flight of imagination with music inspired by bird song including The Lark Ascending and The Goldfinch Concerto featuring the NHSO’s principal flutist, Mira Magrill.

Experience an candlelit performance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons led by concertmaster David Southorn and featuring NHSO strings while immersed in the beautiful surroundings of New Haven’s historic St. Mary’s Church.

Candlelight Concert: The Four Seasons

Light and darkness meet in a program of striking contrast and emotional range. Nokuthula Ngwenyama’s Primal Message opens with urgency and purpose, leading into Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, a work of luminous balance and refined dialogue between violin and viola. Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony, the “Pathétique,” brings the evening to a close with raw emotion and profound depth. It is a journey that begins in clarity and ends somewhere far more searching.

Violinist

David Southorn

Events

Upcoming events

6 - 8 Nov, 2026

Light Within Shadows · Delaware Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Mar 1, 2025

Candlelight Concert · New Haven Symphony Orchestra

Feb 28, 2025

Candlelight Concert · New Haven Symphony Orchestra

Future and recently performed repertoire

Violin in Sinfonia concertante in E-flat Major by Mozart

Delaware Symphony Orchestra

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