David Nicastro
Born in Glen Cove, NY David was raised in The Hague, Netherlands where he took private violin lessons from the age of 5. Following high school David returned to the US for college and graduated with degrees in violin performance and English literature from Boston University. Following an invitation to study viola at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN David won his first position as Associate Principal Viola at the San Francisco Opera in 1993, and then joined The Philadelphia Orchestra as a member of the viola section in 1995. Outside of music David’s passions include motorcycling, mountain biking, wilderness camping and traveling.