To commemorate the composer’s centenary in 2004, Daniel performed Dvořák’s Piano Quartets with the Picander Ensemble on a tour which included Wigmore Hall, the South Bank and Aldeburgh Festival. The Picander Ensemble recorded these works in 2005 for Merlin Classics.  Daniel recently appeared in recitals in Belgium with baritone Ivan Ludlow, also a member of the London Bridge Ensemble. He has also partnered tenors Paul Agnew and Charles Daniels, soprano Valerie Gabail and baritone Stephan Loges, as well as the Allegri String Quartet.

 

Daniel has a long-standing duo with violinist Fiona McNaught and together, they have been recipients of awards from the Musicians’ Company and the Craxton, Tunnell and Tillett Trusts. They give regular recitals at London’s Wigmore Hall and South Bank and have played at St David’s Hall in Cardiff as well as at the Brighton, Newbury, Cheltenham, York and Warwick Festivals.  In 2002 they performed the complete Sonatas by Beethoven in several venues around the country.  

 

Daniel is Director of the annual Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival.  He studied in London at the Royal College of Music with Irina Zaritskaya and at the Guildhall with Paul Roberts.