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Daniel Rowland
Biography: English / Short Version
"Glorious playing ... ravishing in its finesse"
The Guardian
"His tone was silky smooth and sweet as honey and he seemed to be in another world, eyes closed and breathing in the very soul
of the music"
The Herald
Daniel Rowland was born in London and grew up in the Netherlands, studying with Davina van Wely, Viktor Liberman, Igor Oistrach, Herman Krebbers and Ivry Gitlis. He won various international prizes such as the Brahms Prize in Baden-Baden and the Oskar Back Competition at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.
After making his debut at the Concertgebouw in 1992, performing the Tchaikowky Concerto, he has returned there on numerous occasions. He performs widely as a solist, in a repertoire ranging from Vivaldi to Ferneyhough and Piazzolla, working with conductors such as Andrei Boreiko, Djanzug Khakidze, Jaap van Zweden, Lev Markiz, Viktor Liberman, Lawrence Foster and James Laughran and has appeared throughout Europe and beyond as a recitalist.
Passionate about chamber music, he led the Allegri String Quartet and is invited to festivals in Italy, Portugal, the UK, China, South Africa...In demand as an orchestra leader, he frequently guest-leads the BBCSO and Philharmonia, working with conductors such as Muti, Ashkenazy, Haitink, Gergiev, Dohnanyi and Dutoit. Since 2006 he also leads the Ensemble Contrechamps and the Quatour Contrechamps in Geneva. Daniel has given masterclasses in the UK, Holland, Portugal, Italy and South Africa.