Daniel Rowland: Violin

Sunday 28th of December 2008

I use to see you in Orquestra da Gulbenkian, in Lisboa many years ago, (i'm a sculptor and used to draw the musicians, it was my zen moment every week...) but then you disapeared and it was really sad to loose such a great violinist... i found this web site today and i'm happy to know that you're playing in all these places around the world...! Hope you'll be back in Lisboa some day again!

Wednesday 17th of December 2008

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Wednesday 22nd of October 2008

Dear Mr. Rowland, last night I've heard you playing at the first time in the Benefiz-Concert from Polina and Priya for the childs of Tschernobyl in the Church in Kassel. It was so wonderful, so emotional, so touching - I was favourably impressed. Thank you so much for a wonderful evening. Are there any CD's of your music? I would like to buy some.... Warm regards Marlis Lenort

Thursday 9th of October 2008

Hi, Daniel, Sunday. . What a great new venue at KIngs Place . and another brilliant performance from you and the Brodsky's.Your playing is always so dynamic ,sensitive and emotive,andyour passion for performing so evident. Sir Maxwell Davis was sitting next to us and expressed his delight at your performance of Hym to Artemis Locheia and deposited his manuscript on my knee when he went up to join you on stage.I tried to returned it to him but he signed it and gave it back to me!! What a delightful man and so happy to talk to us. I was even more delighted when Iwas able to meet you briefly,"shake your gifted hand "and add your signature to the manuscript of a very special performance.What a fantastic piece of music and a great day out.Thankyou for stopping to speak as you were clearly in a hurry. . you made my day! Alison

Saturday 27th of September 2008

... words are just too "little" to find their way of expressing such personal and unique playing! It's simply inspiring to be surrounded by your endless energy and wonderful music! olga, September 2008

Monday 22nd of September 2008

Debussy's Violin Sonata of the 20th September was D-magic! If only we could express how inspiring your music is!

Saturday 20th of September 2008

Dear Daniel, We had the privilage to attend your performance with the KZNPO of Brahms Violin Concerto in D major in Durban on 18 September. Have you maybe released any recordings? Thank you for touching us with your music. All of the best! Remember that we will always be glad to welcome you back. Herbert Dreyer hedreyer@deloitte.co.za

Tuesday 16th of September 2008

Hi Daniel We met you after the performance yesterday, being introduced by Schalk Visser. We’re the two who gave you enormous hugs, being joyous to meet you and in appreciation of the exceptional performance. Thank you again for performing, for your musicality, creativity, enthusiasm, presence and inspiration. Exceptional! We’re certainly looking forward to hearing you perform and meeting you again. Stephen and Louis

Tuesday 9th of September 2008

Dear Daniel I attended your Cape Town performance (9 September 2008) and returned home most satisfied with making the effort 100km through rain (from Worcester). I work for Stellenbosch University (medical campus, Tygerberg), and am sorry that I missed the Conserve performance (Endler Hall). It's a pity that the City Hall looks like an old hostel, all run down. You deserved a venue with much better class, to suit your music. Thank you for the most appropriate classical interpretation. I am a jazz musician and could already hear a jazz band accompanying you with the tango works. My wife and Dad-in-law accompanied me to your performance, and they are full of praise - basically, you are very good and represented the best classical gig that came our way this year. Wish we could follow you overseas! Good luck with the rest of your tour. Your skills are phenomenal - I hope to meet you in person some day. Regards, Nathan Wilson (nathan30@gmail.com)

Saturday 23rd of August 2008

Fabrizio Turrisi, friendly and kindly from Sicily !

Sunday 20th of July 2008

Amazing Website! Looking forward to hearing you again soon!! You played so well at the Stellenbosch festival! Travel safely! Maja van Dyk

Friday 14th of March 2008

Dear Daniel, Just writing to thank you again for your help with my Piazzolla guitar duo today! Ed and I thoroughly enjoyed learning from you - you totally transformed our sound and gave me in particular the confidence to try new sounds and effects on my Violin that I would have been too nervous to do before. It was all we could talk about walking home! Also really enjoyed learning about Brahms with you earlier in the day with the sextet and listening to you with the Brodsky's - looking forward to tomorrow night's concert in the RSAMD! Many thanks again! Laura McKinlay

it was a pleasure- having the courage to play with many, many colors is so important. Good luck, D

Saturday 8th of March 2008

Dear Daniel, Thankyou for yet another inspiring performance last night with Diana Ambach at Cadogan Hall .What an amazing lady and accomplished pianist. ... I was browsing on the Cadogan Hall website (now that you've got me well and truly hooked on the captivating and emotive sounds of the violin) and I stumbled across the Brodsky's Video clip! What a great idea. I really appreciated listening to the background information for your forthcoming performances . . . I shall follow your advice and come to both concerts in order to appreciate the early and later compositions. ....I shall continue to enjoy your gloriously inspirational playing . . . Alison P.S. On your persuasive reccmmendation I bought the C.D.from your Johanne Strauss Tour;its abrilliant collection and so uplifting sadly no praeludiumm and allegra .perhaps you might be kind enoudh to sign it?

Sunday 10th of February 2008

I m so happy to see how your talent is recognised ! For me you have an unic way to play, so intense but so intimate and deep at the same time, you just sound marvellously beautiful. Lots of happiness in music! Stephanie from Lisbonn

Hi Stephanie, nice to hear from you- thanks for the lovely message! D.

Friday 8th of February 2008

Hi Daniel. . Preludium and Allegro was captivating. . . Really enjoyed Brodsky 's " Close to you" at Cadogan. Thanks for the " Best wishes !!!" on my prog. Have a great trip down under and don't be late back for the 5th!!! Alison

Thursday 7th of February 2008

We went to the Strauss Gala concert in Reading last night and greatly enjoyed it - particularly your violin playing. Most impressive violin since Joshua Bell performed here. Would love to hear more of you - do come to Reading again Richard

Sunday 3rd of February 2008

We saw Daniel leading the Strauss Gala evening in Norwich tonight and I can't believe that someone with his talent could appear so unpretentious. It was a magical evening - not forgetting the orchestra, dancers and beautiful singer. It was the best evening for - I don't know how long!! Many, many thanks. Marian, Norwich

Tuesday 29th of January 2008

Was at the Strauss Gala in Dublin on Saturday night. Second time seeing you lead the gala. Wonderful evening. Thanks for your superb leading of the orchestra and your knowledgeable and witty interludes!!! Hope to see you again next year.

I love playing in Dublin, and can't wait to be back- probably next January. D

Monday 28th of January 2008

Daer Mr. Rowland, I attended the Johann Strauss Gala at the Liverpool Philharmonic recently where you played a piece called Preludium und Allegro by Kreisler. I would like to get a CD of your violin playing containing this work? Is there one I can buy? I thought it the most beautiful piece of music and your playing of it very moving. The Strauss Gala Orchestra and Dancers were wonderful. It was a really lovely evening. S.G

Monday 28th of January 2008

The Sunday afternoon performance in Dublin was quite superb...Cormac Liddy, Limerick journalist and a lover of Strauss from my schoolboy opear days of 50 years ago.

Monday 21st of January 2008

Dear Daniel I wanted to try and personally thank you for how uplifting your violin recital made me feel last night. I know how much music can touch an individual but Id never felt that before, ever. I was totally inspired. Had the applause carried on forever, afterwards, I dont think it would have been enough, I think you must learn to enjoy that more! I also feel compelled to relay how much I adored your diction, manner and delivery between each symphony as your charismatic story telling had me spellbound. And as for the evening in full? It was one of the best nights out I have ever experienced EVER in my life. And Im a rock chick at heart!

Sunday 20th of January 2008

Hallo, Vandaag was ik met mijn man in de Stiftskerk bij het concert van pianist Frank van de Laar, dat mede ter ere van uw vader werd uitgevoerd. Het was práchtig. Zeer goede pianist, mooie akoestiek en een indrukwekkend programma. Ik schrijf dit mailtje omdat ik daar zelden bij een concert ben geweest en toevallig dat ik zoveel jaren geleden u -zoon van- daar heb gehoord en gezien. Vriendelijke groet. Geesje Kuit

Sunday 13th of January 2008

enjoyed a wonder Strauss night at Glasgow last night under the leadership of Daniel. What a wonderfully talented young man who brought so much enthusiasm to the evening. My husband and I felt privileged to have seen him and wish him the very best for his future career. By the way he's pretty cute too!!

Saturday 15th of December 2007

Hoi Daniel, Ik was gisteren in Amsterdam bij jouw concert met mijn moeder samen. We komen al jaren luisteren naar jou. We waren zeer onder de indruk! Gecondoleerd met je vader. We kunnen ons hem nog herinneren, want we hebben hem ontmoet bij jouw optredens in de Beurs. Veel sterkte met het verwerken van dit grote verlies. Groetjes en liefs van Thera.

Tuesday 11th of December 2007

hello, I'm a big fan from you! I love how you play pieces, so good and so musical! greetings from Anna

Tuesday 6th of November 2007

Daniel, your beautiful violin had to wait almost 200 years to "hear" someone play as you do! I am glad I did not have to do that! I'm sure the composers listening up in heaven cannot wait to tell you that you play their music exactly as they intended! Please tell Daniel Rowland's parents they did NOT spend too much on his music lessons! And PLEASE come back to Stellenbosch next year!!

I will be back in July '08! Looking forward. D

Monday 29th of October 2007

i love ur music ur well good

Saturday 20th of October 2007

We hebben weer erg genoten van Tjaikowsky gisteren in de Beurs van Berlage vrijdagavond "Souvenir de Florence". Is dat ook op CD verkrijgbaar ?

Hopelijk binnenkort - als u een adress achterlaat houden we u op de hoogte! D

Sunday 14th of October 2007

Saw the concert at the Royal Albert Hall yesterday, fantastic. Thank you. Shame the audience decided to clap all through it though!

Monday 24th of September 2007

Hallo Sir.I have heard your playing in South Africa in Stellenboch and I thought it was fanomianal! I play violin myself and to hear your playing... it inspired me and it coused me to try and follow in your footsteps (even though I know it is impossible for me to become as great as you). P.S forgive my spelling.

Monday 10th of September 2007

Hello Daniel, I couldn't resist looking up the Brodsky website after our little chat waiting for a taxi in Paris last Saturday night. Unfortunately the site was being updated but I managed to track you down. You probably don't remember so I will remind you: we are involved in the Clifden Arts Week festival in the west of Ireland and would love if you would be interested in a trip to Connemara in the future. I looked up your concert dates to see if you are due to play again in Ireland and once again another coincidence - Uppsala - Sweden, a very good friend of mine from Clifden has just (last week) moved there so I'm going to text her to tell her to get tickets if she can. I believe in fate and so after being completely mortified when you kindly redirected me to the end of the taxi queue and (not the bus stop as I had thought) to then discover that you where living as a small child across the road from where I had just started school in Quex Rd - was quite extraordinary. So I think that it would be extra special to have you and the Brodskys here in Clifden one day. You could find this all a little strange and I completely understand but I've just heard some of the short download pieces of this site and saw the Brodsky video from the Galway Arts festival and I have to say I'm now lost for words. My email address is griffin.sharon1@gail.com Sharon

Friday 31st of August 2007

Such beautiful and generous playing make us all believe how great Music is and its importance to humanlife. As I. Gitlis said "Never stop playing!" D/e