- Ivan Davis
:"See also
Ivan Davis (politician) for the unionist in Northern Ireland."Ivan Davis (born
February 4 ,1932 inElectra, Texas ) is an American classicalpianist . He received hisbachelor's degree in music fromNorth Texas State University , and an Artist's Diploma from theSanta Cecilia Academy inRome . Davis studied underSilvio Scionti ,Carlo Zecchi and played regularly forVladimir Horowitz . He debuted atNew York City 's Town Hall in 1959.Davis made his international debut at the
Festival dei Due Mondi inSpoleto . He has toured the world with several major orchestras including theNew York Philharmonic Orchestra , theCleveland Orchestra , theChicago Symphony , thePhiladelphia Orchestra and theNational Orchestra of Spain . He has performed under such world-famous conductors asLeonard Bernstein ,Eugene Ormandy andLorin Maazel . He is listed in the "New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians ", and has received theHandel Medallion fromNew York City for contributions to the city's cultural life.He recorded for the Columbia and London labels in the 1960s and 1970s.
Since 1966, Davis has been a professor of music at the
University of Miami inCoral Gables, Florida .
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