David Lau, who was a member of the Portland Youth Philharmonic and a winner of the Young Artists Concert competition, has won an audition to the august ensemble, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. You may have heard of one of their earlier music directors: Felix Mendelssohn. David studied at the Interlochen Arts Academy, the Juilliard School, and the Musikhochschule Lubeck, Germany.
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wow, this dude looks like he ain’t takin’ no criticism about intonation or any other such pedantry.
step away from that down bow!
Fantastic! A job well done!
Hey, Charles —
Cheers from David Quick and Doug Poplin.
We were in Barcelona over the weekend and your name came up in a game of “who do you know in Portland” with none other than this guy. He was delightful to talk to, and he’s practically more German than American at this point.
Hi guys! Wow – blast from the past! Hope you guys are doing well. I keep waiting to hear that David has gotten into the Berlin Phil…