David Soyer was born on 24 February 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was married to Janet Soyer. He died on 25 February 2010 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
He was a member of the Marlboro Music and a founding member of the Guarneri Quartet in Marlboro from 1964. He spent his first summer in 1961 with the Marlboro Music scene.