Walther Davisson

Walther Davisson (15 December 1885 – 18 July 1973) was a German violinist and conductor.

[1] He studied in Frankfurt at the Hoch Conservatory from 1900 to 1906 with Johann Naret-Koning and Adolf Rebner, in whose string quartet he played second violin from 1906 to 1913.

[2] From 1950 to 1954, he served as artistic director of the combined Musikhochschule and Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt.

Among works published in his editions were the first book of Jacques Féréol Mazas's Études Brillantes[3] and violin concerti by Ludwig Spohr and Pierre Rode.

[4] As a conductor, Davisson made recordings in the 1950s for the American label Vox, including several performances of concerti with pianist Friedrich Wührer.