David Tanenbaum: Awards

David Tanenbaum: Awards, Grants and Honors

1995 Outstanding Professor Award at San Francisco Conservatory

1993 Acoustic Counterpoint picked as one of top 25 CD's of past 25 years by the San Francisco Examiner

1993 Acoustic Counterpoint picked as one of Desert Isle Top 10 CD's by Acoustic Guitar Magazine Readers Poll

1993 NEA Recording Grant of $4000

1991 President of Jury for Lagonegro International Guitar Competition

1991 Arts International Grant of $1000

1990-2 Board member of Guitar Foundation of America

1989 Young Artist of 1989- Musical America

1989-present California Arts Council Touring Roster

1989 President of Second American Classical Guitar Congress St. Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

1988 Elected Honorary Member and advisor to Chinese Guitar Society

1987 Picked as one of 50 "San Francisco 39ers"-influential San Franciscans under 40, by the San Francisco Examiner

1987 Picked third best classical guitarist in Guitar Player Magazine Readers Poll

1987-88 Who's Who in World Jewry

1987 Recital of the Year-San Jose Mercury News

1987 Outstanding Young Man of America

1985 NEA grant of $10,000 for touring support

1984 Martha Baird Rockefeller Fund for Music grant of $4000

1983 Young Artist of 1983-Musical America

1981 International Institute of Education Grant of $700

1978 Second Prize, Toronto '78 International Guitar Competition

1977 First Prize, 2nd Carmel Classic Guitar Festival Competition