Biography

 

David Leifer holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano and a Master of Music degree in Piano Pedagogy and Performance from Westminster Choir College of Rider University, where he studied with Professor Lillian Livingston and Professor Ingrid Clarfield. While at Westminster, he was the winner of the 2004 Annual Westminster Piano Awards Competition, and had the honor of performing in Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in 2007.

He completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Pedagogy and Performance from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, where he studied piano and pedagogy with Dr. John Ellis.

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Dr. Leifer is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music by the Music Teachers National Association. He currently holds the position of Adjunct Assistant Professor of Piano at Westminster Choir College of Rider University, and maintains a private piano studio in Princeton, New Jersey. Most recently, he was honored as a recipient of the 2022 Top Teacher Award from Steinway & Sons. His students regularly perform successfully in studio recitals, as well as venues including Victor Borge Hall and Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall in New York City. Additionally, Dr. Leifer's students consistently succeed in graded exams by the Royal Conservatory of Music. Alongside Dr. Leifer's teaching positions, he is the director of music at Allentown United Methodist Church in Allentown, New Jersey.