Yale University Guest Screenwriting and Film Lecturer (2016 - 2022)
Yale University Guest Workshop Expert Script Analysis (2016 - 2022)

David is CEO and Founder of Itineris Media

At the age of 21, while still in his third year at Juilliard, David attained the position of Principal Trombonist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, thus becoming the youngest principal player in a major orchestra in the United States and around the world. He would hold this position for over 40 years. His extensive education achievements include both Bachelors and Masters degrees in Music Performance from the Juilliard School of Music and Master of Fine Arts degree in Film Directing from the NYU Tisch Graduate School of the Arts.

David has performed with the most legendary conductors in recent history, including Daniel Barenboim, Leonard Bernstein, Karl Böhm, Pierre Boulez, Valery Gergiev, Bernard Haitink, Erich Leinsdorf, James Levine, Lorin Maazel, Riccardo Muti, Andris Nelsons, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Seiji Ozawa, Eugene Ormandy, Kirill Petrenko, Georges Prêtre, Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Georg Solti, Klaus Tennstedt, Carlos Kleiber, and Rafael Kubelík.

His regular appearances on the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra “Live in HD” broadcasts, have offered a worldwide platform, and his performances as soloist and with chamber music ensembles (including the prestigious Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society/ Francis Poulenc Trio with Barry Tuckwell, horn, and Gerard Schwarz, trumpet) have garnered positive reviews throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. “Mr Langlitz’s performance of Jacques Casterede’s Sonatine showed off the player’s magnificent technique, elegant dynamic control, and a tone so melting in the second movement that one was reminded of the velvety sound of Tommy Dorsey. In the Berio Sequenza, Mr Langlitz was in command of a wicked piece of experimental sound and carried it off in bravura style.” Montclair Times, after a New Jersey Chamber Music Society Concert.

Among David’s finest musical achievements are his role as Principal Trombonist on all four of the Grammy Award winning Wagner Ring Cycle CD/DVD recordings of Deutsche Grammophon and four decades of Metropolitan Opera audio and video recordings, of which include performances of La Traviata, Rigoletto, Aida, Parsifal, Der Fliegende Holländer, Wagner Orchestra Highlights from the Ring, excerpts from Berg’s Wozzeck, Lulu and Three Orchestral Pieces, Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony and Schoenberg’s Erwartung. Recordings for for Sony, Deutsche Grammophon, Columbia, Phillips, EMI, and RCA Masterworks record labels round out his impressive resume.

David’s music teachers and mentors were: Roger Smith (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra), Arnold Jacobs (Chicago Symphony), Frank Crisafulli (Chicago Symphony), Edward Kleinhammer (Chicago Symphony) and John Swallow (New York Brass Quintet/New York City Ballet Orchestra).

David has shared his knowledge and skills with students at numerous renowned educational institutions where he has been a faculty member, including Julliard (Pre-College Division), Manhattan School of Music, NYU, Yale University, Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California, North Carolina School of the Arts, and Verbier Music Festival in Switzerland. David is still active giving master classes, coaching and lectures in the US, Europe and Asia. He has written a chapter in the soon to be released book on Arnold Jacobs and his Legacy as it extends into the 21st Century.

David has performed on soundtracks for major motion pictures, independent features, television, as well as commercials for radio and television.

David’s former students have won auditions and occupy positions both with orchestras and university faculties throughout the US, Europe and Asia.

Master Classes/ Coaching/ Lecturer

As a recipient of a Fulbright Performing Artist Lecturer Award to Asia, David was one of the first American brass players to give solo recitals, master classes, and conduct chamber music and brass ensembles in China at both the prestigious Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and The Shanghai Conservatory of Music. He also won a grant through the Asian Cultural Council, and taught and performed at Seoul National University in Korea. His exceptional skills have seen him to some of the most respected music schools in the United States, including Juilliard School of Music (Pre-College Division), Manhattan School of Music, Yale University, NYU, and the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California. His expertise and teaching style have led him to coach the Verbier Festival Orchestra brass section in Switzerland during the summers. 

David has also been a Visiting Lecturer in Film at Yale, University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University.

Mentor

“ I’m convinced a great teacher is one who empowers the student to realize their inner potential. Ultimately what makes an artist great is their thinking, and by employing the tools of imagination, auditory visualization, and intuition as guides, the student will eventually begin to sound like their concept.”

~ David Langlitz

One way in which David gives back to the industry that has given him so much opportunity is to mentor up and coming musicians longing to reach their inherent potential in their discipline. As with the actors in his filmmaking, David encourages his music-inclined subjects to explore internally the depth of their abilities and talent, and then seek to share them externally with the world. The practice of mentoring has proven to be one of the most satisfying aspects of David’s professional journey.

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