Ivan Roy Davis, Jr., born February 4, 1932 in Electra, Texas, was an American classical pianist. He earned his Bachelor of Music from the University of North Texas College of Music in 1952 and won several prestigious competitions, including the Franz Liszt Competition in April 1960. Davis debuted at New York City's Town Hall in 1959 and signed with CBS Records in 1960. He performed with major orchestras under conductors such as Leonard Bernstein and Eugene Ormandy. Davis received the Handel Medallion from New York City for contributions to its cultural life and taught at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music. Notable recordings include Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in 1971 and The Wind Demon and Other Mid-19th Century Piano Music (1977). Davis died on March 12, 2018.
