Druian, Raphael
Rafael Druian (January 20, 1923 – September 6, 2002), was an American violinist, conductor and music educator. He is remembered for his tenures as concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony and Minneapolis Symphony under Antal Dorati, the Cleveland Orchestra under George Szell and the New York Philharmonic under Pierre Boulez.
Concertmaster positions
- Dallas Symphony Orchestra, under Antal Doráti: 1947 – 1949
- Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, under Antal Doráti: 1949 – 1960
- Cleveland Orchestra, under George Szell: 1960 – 1969
- New York Philharmonic, under Pierre Boulez: 1971 – 1974
Academic and faculty positions
- University of Minnesota
- Cleveland Institute of Music, Artist in Residence
- California Institute of the Arts, Associate Dean of the Music School, 1969 – 1971
- Blossom Music School
- Kent State University
- State University of New York at Purchase
- University of California, San Diego, Professor of Music, 1974 – 1980
- The Hartt School
- Boston University, 1982? – 1989
- Curtis Institute of Music, 1990 – 2001
