David Hattner

David Hattner is an American professional clarinetist and conductor currently serving as music director of the Portland Youth Philharmonic.

In 1988 he placed second in the International Clarinet Association's Young Artist Competition and was selected to join the American-Soviet Youth Orchestra.

After performing clarinet with and guest conducting several major ensembles, Hattner moved to New York City in 1996 and became principal clarinetist of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra; his Lincoln Center debut occurred later that year.

[1][2] His father was not a musician but owned an extensive record collection which included classical music, which influenced David at a young age.

[6][10] His Lincoln Center debut took place at Alice Tully Hall in November 1996 with the American premiere of Isang Yun's Quintet No.

Hattner guest conducted the Oklahoma Chamber Ensemble and Garden State Philharmonic and organized benefit concerts at St. Ignatius of Antioch Church in Manhattan to feed local residents.

[11][13][14] Hattner participated in the American Academy of Conducting at the Aspen Music Festival three times (2003, 2005 and 2006);[15] there he studied with Murry Sidlin and David Zinman, the former conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

[11] In February 2006 he conducted Richard Einhorn's Voices of Light as the score to Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1928 silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc at the Winter Garden Atrium in Manhattan as part of the World Financial Center's Arts + Events series.

[22] He guest conducted the Oregon Mozart Players, an ensemble based in Eugene, in October 2011 as one of three finalists to fill the position of departing music director Glen Cortese.