Long before the audience rises to its feet in applause, before the first bow touches string or the first note fills the hall, there is another kind of work happening behind the scenes at the Colorado Symphony, work that is unseen but essential.
For years, Dr. David Shapiro has been helping Colorado Symphony musicians stay healthy, strong, and performance-ready, often carrying his portable chiropractic table into the hall during rehearsal breaks to care for the artists who spend their lives creating music for the community.
His connection to the performing arts began unexpectedly through a connection at his practice.
“I had a patient whose daughter was a dancer in the Colorado Ballet Studio Company and through her I got connected to the ballet and started working with them,” Dr. Shapiro recalled. “And then it occurred to me, if the ballet had a chiropractor, then do the symphony or the other arts organizations have a chiropractor? So, I was connected to the symphony by the ballet and that’s how it began.”
What started as a simple question evolved into a decades-long relationship with the Colorado Symphony and its musicians; one built on trust, generosity, and a deep appreciation for the arts.
