Facts: - instrument: viola - years active: '' fl . ca . '' 1920 -- 1996 - caption: david schwartz at the viola in the 1960s - label: rca victor columbia masterworks - death date: 5 june 2013 - genre: western classical - notable instruments: '' ' viola '' ' antonio stradivari 1731 - birth date: 18 june 1916 - name: david schwartz - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist - image: david_schwartz_violist . jpg - birth place: detroit , michigan , united states - occupation: violist ; instructor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of david schwartz -lrb- violist -rrb- .
david schwartz -lrb- june 18 , 1916 -- june 5 , 2013 -rrb- was an american violist and music instructor .schwartz 's career spanned orchestral music , chamber music , and studio recording , but he is most recognized for his chamber music performances and recordings with the yale and paganini quartets .