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==Commissions== |
==Commissions== |
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Daniel has commissioned and premiered many new works for the oboe, to increase its status as a solo instrument. Such works include: |
Daniel has commissioned and premiered many new works for the oboe, to increase its status as a solo instrument. Such works include: |
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* ''Double Concerto'' by [[Simon Bainbridge]] (1990) |
* ''Double Concerto'' by [[Simon Bainbridge]] (1990) |
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* ''An Interrupted Endless Melody'' by [[Harrison Birtwistle]] (1991) |
* ''An Interrupted Endless Melody'' by [[Harrison Birtwistle]] (1991) |
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* ''First Grace of Light'' by [[Peter Maxwell Davies]] (1991) |
* ''First Grace of Light'' by [[Peter Maxwell Davies]] (1991) |
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| ⚫ | * ''The Fabric of Dreams'' by [[Michael Zev Gordon]] (2006)<ref>{{cite news | author=Rian Evans | title=Britten Sinfonia/Watkins (Snape Proms, Aldeburgh) | url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/classical/livereviews/story/0,,1898198,00.html | work=The Guardian | date=11 August 2006 | accessdate=2008-07-18}}</ref> |
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* ''Helios'' by [[Thea Musgrave]] (1994) |
* ''Helios'' by [[Thea Musgrave]] (1994) |
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* ''Two's Company'' by [[Thea Musgrave]] (2005) |
* ''Two's Company'' by [[Thea Musgrave]] (2005) |
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* ''The Fabric of Dreams'' by [[Michael Zev Gordon]] (2006)<ref>{{cite news | author=Rian Evans | title=Britten Sinfonia/Watkins (Snape Proms, Aldeburgh) | url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/classical/livereviews/story/0,,1898198,00.html | work=The Guardian | date=11 August 2006 | accessdate=2008-07-18}}</ref> |
* ''The Fabric of Dreams'' by [[Michael Zev Gordon]] (2006)<ref>{{cite news | author=Rian Evans | title=Britten Sinfonia/Watkins (Snape Proms, Aldeburgh) | url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/classical/livereviews/story/0,,1898198,00.html | work=The Guardian | date=11 August 2006 | accessdate=2008-07-18}}</ref> |
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* ''Oboe Concerto'' by [[James MacMillan (composer)|James MacMillan]] (2010).<ref>{{cite news|author=Katie Vickers | title=Personal view from Nicholas Daniel|url=http://classicalmusic.southbankcentre.co.uk/2010/10/14/james-macmillans-new-oboe-concerto-a-personal-view-from-nicholas-daniel/ | work=Southbank Centre|accessdate=2010-10-18}}</ref> |
* ''Oboe Concerto'' by [[James MacMillan (composer)|James MacMillan]] (2010).<ref>{{cite news|author=Katie Vickers | title=Personal view from Nicholas Daniel|url=http://classicalmusic.southbankcentre.co.uk/2010/10/14/james-macmillans-new-oboe-concerto-a-personal-view-from-nicholas-daniel/ | work=Southbank Centre|accessdate=2010-10-18}}</ref> |
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* ''Kaleidoscopes'' by [[John Tavener]] (2006)<ref>{{cite news | author=Andrew Clements | title=Britten Sinfonia/Daniel (Queen Elizabeth Hall, London) | url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/classical/livereviews/story/0,,1943100,00.html | work=The Guardian | date=9 November 2006 | accessdate=2008-07-18}}</ref> |
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==Recordings== |
==Recordings== |
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Revision as of 16:10, 24 April 2017
Nicholas Daniel (born 9 January 1962) is a British oboist and conductor. In 2003 he was appointed Artistic Director of the Leicester International Music Festival.
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He was educated at Salisbury Cathedral School and the Purcell School.[1]
Awards
Nicholas Daniel won the BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition in 1980 and was awarded the 2011 Queen's Medal for Music.[2]
Teaching posts
Daniel was Professor of Oboe at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for ten years, then in 1997 became Professor of Oboe and Conducting at the Indiana University School of Music. He then was invited to be Prince Consort Professor of Oboe at the Royal College of Music in London. In 2004, he was named Professor of Oboe at the Musikhochschule in Trossingen, Germany.
Performing ensembles
Nicholas Daniel is a founding member of the Haffner Wind Ensemble and Britten Sinfonia, and formed a duo with pianist Julius Drake in 1981.[3]
As Principal Oboe of Britten Sinfonia, Daniel has frequently appeared as a member of the orchestra and also as a soloist/director. In 2009 Britten Sinfonia released its first own label recording, which features Nicholas Daniel in John Tavener's Songs of the Sky.
Commissions
Daniel has commissioned and premiered many new works for the oboe, to increase its status as a solo instrument. Such works include:
- Double Concerto by Simon Bainbridge (1990)
- An Interrupted Endless Melody by Harrison Birtwistle (1991)
- Sorella by Rory Boyle (2007).[4]
- First Grace of Light by Peter Maxwell Davies (1991)
- The Fabric of Dreams by Michael Zev Gordon (2006)[5]
- Helios by Thea Musgrave (1994)
- Two's Company by Thea Musgrave (2005)
- Oboe Concerto by Nigel Osborne (1998)
- The Fabric of Dreams by Michael Zev Gordon (2006)[6]
- Oboe Concerto by James MacMillan (2010).[7]
- Kaleidoscopes by John Tavener (2006)[8]
- Three Capriccios for solo oboe by John Woolrich (2001)
- The Kingdom of Dreams by John Woolrich (1989)
- Oboe Concerto by John Woolrich (1996)
- Oboe Quintet by John Woolrich (1998)
Recordings
Daniel has recorded many albums, both solo work and chamber music, such as:
- Alwyn oboe concerto
- Alwyn Chamber works
- Alwyn Chamber works vol 2
- Alwyn Orchestral works
- Arnold Orchestral works: Fantasia Conifer
- Berkeley oboe concerto
- Bliss Chamber works
- Finzi Orchestral works: Eclogue
- Finzi, Howells, Patterson works for oboe & piano
- Horovitz oboe concerto
- Elena Langer Landscape With Three People
- Martinu Sinfonia Concertante
- Moeran Fantasy Quartet
- Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in E flat
- Mozart Wind Concertos
- Mozart Chamber works
- Musgrave Helios; Memento Vitae
- Strauss Sinfonia no 2; oboe concerto
- Woolrich The Ghost in the Machine
- French Chamber Music for Woodwinds
- French Oboe Sonatas
- Five Italian Oboe Concertos
- Oboe Alone
- Oboe Sonatas with Julius Drake
- Vaughan Williams and MacMillan oboe concertos
References
- ^ Stevens, Alex (16 October 2013). "Purcell School 'deletes' head of music role ‒ the background". Classical Music Magazine. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ "The Queen's Medal for Music 2011". The Official Website of the British Monarchy. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ Rian Evans (12 April 2003). "Nicholas Daniel, Julius Drake (The Courtyard, Hereford)". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
- ^ Rowena Smith (7 March 2007). "SCO/Gardner (City Halls, Glasgow)". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
- ^ Rian Evans (11 August 2006). "Britten Sinfonia/Watkins (Snape Proms, Aldeburgh)". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
- ^ Rian Evans (11 August 2006). "Britten Sinfonia/Watkins (Snape Proms, Aldeburgh)". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
- ^ Katie Vickers. "Personal view from Nicholas Daniel". Southbank Centre. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ Andrew Clements (9 November 2006). "Britten Sinfonia/Daniel (Queen Elizabeth Hall, London)". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
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