David Starobin
David Starobin is an icon and composers' muse in the classical guitar world. Aside from being regarded as one of the finest classical guitarists in the world, Starobin is also the founder of and the director of artists and repertoire at Bridge Records.
Starobin was born in New York on September 9, 1951. He began studying the guitar at age seven with Manuel Gayol. He later studied under Aaron Shearer at the Peabody Conservatory. While at Peabody, Starobin developed a friendship with Leon Fleisher, with whom he would go on to perform. Starobin has performed with many ensembles throughout the world, including the New York Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and the Emerson String Quartet.
For many years, Starobin has been the focus of new compositions featuring the guitar; over 300 compositions have been dedicated to him. Among the composers dedicating works to him are George Crumb, Elliott Carter, and Gunther Schuller.
Starobin, aside from performing and producing, also teaches guitar. He joined the Manhattan School of Music in 1993, where he held the Andres Segovia Chair from 1993 until 2004. Though no longer the chair, he remains on faculty at the school. In 2011, he and Jason Vieaux co-founded the guitar department at the Curtis Institute of Music, where he holds the Fondation Charidu Chair in Guitar Studies.
In 1981, Starobin founded Bridge Records, and was soon joined by his wife, Becky, who serves as president. More than just a vehicle for releasing his own recordings, Bridge focuses on works by 20th and 21st century composers. They have also made efforts to release historic performances. Included in these efforts, is a partnership with the Library of Congress to release recordings of concerts performed at the Library, in a series entitled Great Performances from the Library of Congress.
Starobin conducts the Odense Symfoniorkester on the album Poul Ruders: The Thirteenth Child, released in 2019, which features a libretto co-written by David and Becky Starobin.
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Regondi: A 200th Birthday Bouquet
Classical - Released by Bridge Records on 20 Jan 2023
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Complete Crumb Edition, Vol. 2
Chamber Music - Released by Bridge Records on 1 Jun 1996
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Matiegka: 6 Sonates progressives pour guitare, Op. 31
Classical - Released by Bridge Records on 1 Apr 2022
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New Music with Guitar, Vols. 1-3
David Starobin, Patrick Mason, Susan Palma, Richard Frisch, Susan Jolles, Peter Press
Chamber Music - Released by Bridge Records on 1 Jan 1988
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New Music with Guitar, Vol. 6
David Starobin, George Crumb, Speculum Musicae, William Purvis
Classical - Released by Bridge Records on 1 Mar 2004
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New Music with Guitar, Vol. 5
Chamber Music - Released by Bridge Records on 1 Jun 1993
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Newdance
Classical - Released by Bridge Records on 1 Jan 1998
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The Great Regondi, Vol. 1
Julie Lustman, David Starobin, Douglas Rogers
Chamber Music - Released by Bridge Records on 2 Feb 1993
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A Song from the East: Russian & Hungarian Music for Guitar
David Starobin, Oren Fader, Benjamin Hudson, Susan Palma, Kim Kashkashian, David Taylor
Chamber Music - Released by Bridge Records on 1 Jan 1987
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Giuliani: Guitar Music, Vol. 1
Classical - Released by Bridge Records on 1 Jan 1991
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Les plus belles pages
Classical - Released by Bridge Records on 29 Mar 2005
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Sor & Giuliani: Guitar Music
Classical - Released by Bridge Records on 1 Feb 2001
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New Music with Guitar, Vol. 4
Chamber Music - Released by Bridge Records on 1 Jan 1990
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Giuliani: Guitar Music, Vol. 2
David Starobin, Amalia Hall, Inon Barnatan
Classical - Released by Bridge Records on 5 Sep 2013
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New Music with Guitar, Vol. 8
Federico Garcia Lorca, David Starobin, Patrick Mason, Mari Yoshinaga, Daniel Druckman
Classical - Released by Bridge Records on 1 Jul 2013
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Virtuosi
Classical - Released by Bridge Records on 19 Apr 2024
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The Great Regondi, Vol. 2
D'Anna Fortunato, Douglas Rogers, David Starobin, Julie Lustman
Chamber Music - Released by Bridge Records on 1 Jun 1994
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New Music with Guitar, Vol. 11: Poul Ruders – Occam's Razor
Classical - Released by Bridge Records on 6 Jul 2018
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The Music of Poul Ruders, Vol. 9
David Starobin, David Holzman, Hsin-Yun Huang, Daniel Druckman, Amalia Hall, Sarah Rothenberg
Classical - Released by Bridge Records on 1 May 2014
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Schuller: Chamber Works
Michael Finn, David Starobin, Gregory Fulkerson, Gunther Schuller, Charles Abramovic, Miro Quartet
Chamber Music - Released by Bridge Records on 26 Oct 1999
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Notes to Self
Odense Symphony Orchestra, Real Quiet, Mihae Lee, David Starobin, Justin Brown, Mari Yoshinaga
Classical - Released by Bridge Records on 10 Dec 2013
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