Nicholas Daniel

La Jolla Music Society - Danse Macabre
2024-07-27 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
An evening of haunting melodies and mystical dance unfolds, from Ysaÿe’s and Ravel’s intense narratives to the whimsical charm of Butler’s Roald Dahl-inspired “Dirty Beasts” and Adès’ spirited “Catch.” The program culminates with Schubert’s profound “Death and the Maiden,” weaving together an unforgettable tapestry of music that oscillates between the ethereal, the playful, and the deeply moving.
YSAŸE
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor “Obsession”
SAINT-SAËNS
Danse Macabre for Violin and Piano, Op. 40
MARTIN BUTLER
Dirty Beasts
THOMAS ADÈS
Catch – US Premiere
RAVEL
La Valse for Two Pianos
SCHUBERT
String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”

La Jolla Music Society - Midweek Masterworks: Amadeus
2024-07-31 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Amadeus comes alive as excerpts from Peter Shaffer’s iconic play are paired with Mozart’s sublime “Gran Partita,” blending dramatic readings with ethereal music for a captivating portrayal of Mozart’s genius.
MOZART
Serenade No. 10 for Winds “Gran Partita”
Nicholas Daniel, Claire Brazeau – oboes
Mark Simpson, Tommaso Lonquich – clarinets
Taylor Eiffert, Max Opferkuch – basset horns
Eleni Katz, Leyla Zamora – bassoons
Jennifer Montone, Kaylet Torrez, Tricia Skye, Mike McCoy – horns
Anthony Manzo – double bass
Jonathan Cohen – conductor

La Jolla Music Society - Takeover @ The Baker-Baum
2024-08-01 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
This “takeover” concert, curated by renowned composer Thomas Adès, showcases him as composer, teacher, pianist, and conductor, and includes the U.S. premiere of “Forgotten Dances” with international guitar sensation Sean Shibe.
FRANCISCO COLL
Turia
THOMAS ADÈS
Forgotten Dances – US Premiere
DE FALLA
Concerto for Piano, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin and Cello

La Jolla Music Society - Resilience
2024-08-03 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
This concert unites the poignant Mendelssohn siblings’ works — Fanny’s unduly neglected remarkable work and Felix’s stirring String Quartet, a reaction to her early passing — with compositions by artists silenced or oppressed during WWII. It embodies the spirit of perseverance and the unbreakable will of the human spirit through music.
F. MENDELSSOHN
Piano Trio in D Minor, Op.11
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO
Guitar Quintet, Op.143
SCHULHOFF
Divertissement for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
MENDELSSOHN
String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80

Westport Festival of Chamber Music
2024-09-07 19:30 (Europe/Dublin) | Westport Town Hall Theatre, Octagon, Westport, Co. Mayo, Ireland
Richard Dubugnon: Mikroncerto, op. 37 for oboe d’amore, basset clarinet and piano
Jose Franch-Ballester (clarinet), Nicholas Daniel (oboe) and Leon McCawley (piano)
Rachmaninov: Cello sonata, opus 19
Hugh Tinney (piano) and Guy Johnston (cello)
Brahms: Piano quartet no.2 in A major
Wu Qian (piano), Sophia Jaffe? (violin), Sarah McElravy (viola) and Guy Johnston (cello)

Westport Festival of Chamber Music
2024-09-07 22:00 - 23:40 (Europe/Dublin) | Westport Town Hall Theatre, Octagon, Westport, Co. Mayo, Ireland
Thea Musgrave: Niobe (1987)
Nicholas Daniel (oboe and tape recorder)
Beethoven: Piano Trio no. 5 in D Major “Ghost”
Sitkovetsky Trio

Westport Festival of Chamber Music
2024-09-08 11:30 (Europe/London) | Westport House, Quay Road, Westport, Co. Mayo,, F28 TY45, Ireland
Wynton Marsalis: Creole Contradanzas, Blue Lights on the Bayou, Hellbound Highball from String Quartet No. 1 “At the Octoroon Balls” (2005)
Simply Quartet
Mozart: Adagio K. 370
Simply Quartet with Nicholas Daniel (cor anglais)
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135
Simply Quartet

Leicester International Music Festival - British Chamber Music
2024-09-19 19:30 (Europe/London) | Leicester Cathedral, Leicester, LE1 5PZ, United Kingdom
Arthur Bliss: Conversations for oboe, flute & string trio
Grace Williams: Sonatina for flute & piano
Madeleine Dring: Trio for oboe, flute & piano
***Interval***
Elena Langer: Figaro’s Dances for piano 6’
Michael Tippett: Prelude, Recitative & Aria for oboe, flute & piano
Peter Warlock: The Curlew for tenor, flute, cor anglais & string quartet
Adam Walker (flute)
Nicholas Daniel (oboe/cor anglais)
Hugo Hymas (tenor)
Carducci String Quartet
Katya Apekisheva (piano)

Leicester International Music Festival - British Chamber Music
2024-09-20 19:30 (Europe/London) | Hansom Hall, Leicester, 50-54 Belvoir Street, Leicester, LE1 6QL
Elena Langer: Stay, O Sweet for soprano, oboe, flute, violin, cello and harpsichord
GF Handel: Trio Sonata HWV 393 for oboe, violin, cello and harpsichord
Elena Langer: Love and Endings for soprano, oboe and harpsichord
***INTERVAL***
Elizabeth Maconchy: Bagatelles for oboe and harpsichord
GF Handel: German Arias for soprano, oboe, cello and harpsichord
No. 4 Süsse Stille HWV 205
No. 9 Flammende Rose HWV 210
JC Bach: Quintet in D major for oboe, flute, violin, cello and harpsichord
Hilary Cronin (soprano)
Richard Gowers (harpsichord)
Adam Walker (flute)
Nicholas Daniel (oboe)
Anna-Liisa Bezrodny (violin)
Ashok Klouda (cello)

Leicester International Music Festival - Great British Composers
2024-09-21 19:30 (Europe/London) | Hansom Hall, Leicester, 50-54 Belvoir Street, Leicester, LE1 6QL
Henry Purcell ed. Michael Tippett: Music for a While
Elena Langer: Mind Garden
Love song to Aminta: tenor, cor anglais, piano
L’Armoire de Couperin: piano
Snow: violin, piano
His Return: tenor, oboe, string trio
Semyon Song: tenor, piano
Semyon Monologue: tenor, piano
Cabaret Song: oboe, piano
Benjamin Britten: Cello Sonata
***INTERVAL***
Arnold Bax: Oboe Quintet
Ralph Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge for tenor, piano and string quartet
Nicholas Daniel (oboe)
Hugo Hymas (tenor)
Katya Apekisheva (piano)
Anna-Liisa Bezrodny (violin)
Katerina Nazarova (violin)
Ting-Ru Lai (viola)
Ashok Klouda (cello)

Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra
2024-09-27 16:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Qintai Concert Hall, Wuhan, Zhiyin Boulevard, Zhongjiacun, Hanyang District, Wuhan, 430030, China
Mozart: Oboe Concerto in C major K314

Britten Sinfonia Wind Trio
2024-10-19 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Priory Church, Edington, Monastery Road, Edington, Wiltshire, , BA13 4QN, United Kingdom
Three of the Britten Sinfonia’s wind principals have combined to form a trio, and will be coming to Edington Priory Church to perform a lovely programme of wind trio music from Beethoven onwards.
The players are among the best in the UK; Nicholas Daniel OBE, oboe; Joy Farrall, clarinet; and Sarah Burnett, bassoon.

Orion Orchestra: Mahler Symphony No.4
2024-10-24 19:30 (Europe/London) | St James’s Spanish Place, 22 George Street, London, W1U 3QY, United Kingdom
Mahler, Symphony No 4 in G Major
Knoxville: Summer of 1915 by Samuel Barber
arranged by Iain Farrington
Orion Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Daniel

Camerata Pacifica
2024-11-10 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Scherr Forum, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd,, Thousand Oaks, CA, 91362, United States
Saint-Saëns – Sonata for Oboe and Piano in D Major, Op. 166
Nourbakhsh – Veiled for Solo Viola and Live Electronics with Fixed Media
Bowen – Viola Sonata No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 18
Grime – Two Birthday Fragments for Solo Oboe
Lee – Parodia Schumanniana
Nicholas Daniel, Timothy Ridout, Irina Zahharenkova

Camerata Pacifica
2024-11-12 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Huntington, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA, 91108, United States

Camerata Pacifica
2024-11-14 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Colburn School, 200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States

Camerata Pacifica
2024-11-15 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Road, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108, United States

Hoboplatform Online Workshop with Nicholas Daniel
2024-11-24 15:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
In this online workshop for Hoboplatform, the Dutch Double Reed Society, Nicholas Daniel will discuss the Vaughan Williams concerto, which has been nicknamed “Elgar’s Cello Concerto for oboists”.
When: Sunday November 24 at 3:00 PM
Where: Online via Zoom
Register: workshop@hoboplatform.nl
Costs: Free for members, €10 for non-members

A Celebration of Benjamin Luxon
2024-11-28 12:00 (Europe/London) | Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 2BP, United Kingdom
The great Cornish baritone died in July this year. An all rounder like very few, his career encompassed opera, concert, song, folk song, teaching, directing, tv presenting and narrating. A wonderful group of his contemporaries and leading singers of today will come together to celebrate him through words and music.
Programme to include words by great British musical figures, including Dame Janet Baker, Sir Thomas Allen, Sir Bryn Terfel, David Willison, Petroc Trelawny and Sir Mark Elder, as well as recordings of Benjamin Luxon himself.
We will also hear a special performance of Vaughan Williams’ Serenade to Music performed by leading singers and musicians.

Highgate International Chamber Music Festival
2024-12-04 19:30 (Europe/London) | St Anne’s Church, Highgate, 106 Highgate West Hill, London, N6 6AP, United Kingdom
JC Bach Quartet for oboe & strings in Bb W.B60
Britten Phantasy Quartet for oboe and strings Op.2
Mendelssohn Cello Sonata No.1 in Bb
– INTERVAL –
N. Klouda ‘Tor Mordôn’ (2024) for cello & piano world premiere, commissioned by American Patrons of the Philharmonia Orchestra, London, Mr. and Mrs. William Jacob III
Schumann Piano Quartet Op.47 in Eb
Nicholas Daniel OBE – oboe
Elena Urioste – violin
Benjamin Roskams – viola
Sheku Kanneh-Mason MBE & Ashok Klouda – cello
Irina Botan & Isata Kanneh-Mason – piano
This concert is sold out, visit Highgate International Chamber Music Festival to be added to the waiting list

Nicholas Daniel & Huw Watkins - Teeside Music Society
2024-12-08 15:00 (Europe/London) | Stokesley Methodist Church, High Street, Stokesley, Middlesbrough, TS9 5AD
Nicholas Daniel Oboe
Huw Watkins Piano
Programme
J. S. Bach: Sonata in G minor BWV 1020
R Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op.73
Huw Watkins: Welsh Folksongs
Thea Musgrave: Whirlwind
Hannah Kendall: ‘Yes, flash bright lightning in my southern sky!’
Zoë Martlew: ‘Nick, my pearls you cry’
Clara Schumann: Romanzen Op.22
Helen Grime: Three Miniatures
Poulenc: Sonata

Nicholas Daniel & Julius Drake , Leicester International Music Festival
2025-01-16 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London) | Hansom Hall, Leicester, 50-54 Belvoir Street, Leicester, LE1 6QL
One of Britain’s best-known musicians, Nicholas Daniel OBE won the BBC Young Musician competition in 1980, after which he quickly established his career, travelling all over the world, broadcasting widely, and making many critically acclaimed recordings of both new and familiar music.
This programme – with the very distinguished pianist, Julius Drake – features a wide selection of chamber music by Robert Schumann, alongside the Three Romances by Clara Schumann. At the time these pieces were written, there was a rapidly growing interest in amateur music making in the home, fuelled by a burgeoning middle class. Brahms, Schumann, and Mendelssohn all contributed significantly to the array of works published for this market, and it was quite normal practise for parts to be substituted for whatever instruments happened to be available. So, although the Three Romances, Op. 94 are the only works originally composed for the oboe, the programme is not only musically rewarding in its own right, but also in keeping with what the Schumanns would have considered normal practise.

CBSO Winds Play Mozart
2025-01-26 15:00 (Europe/London) | Town Hall, Birmingham, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B3 3DQ, United Kingdom
TWO PEARLS OF BEAUTY FOR WIND ENSEMBLE
Anna Clyne: Overflow
Mozart: Gran Partita for 13 Winds
Anna Clyne was inspired by Emily Dickinson’s enigmatic poetry for Overflow in which the poet flirts with the mighty power of the sea. The wind ‘dectet’ portrays both the seabed, and the playful, sometimes sinister, creatures and forces within. Mozart’s Gran Partita is simply sublime – in the 1984 film Amadeus, Salieri is overcome with wonder on hearing it: “This was a music I’d never heard. Filled with such longing…”
Nicholas Daniel – oboe/director

Orion Orchestra - Voices Through Time
2025-02-19 19:30 (Europe/London) | Smith Square Hall, London, SW1P 3HA, United Kingdom
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Haffner Symphony
Joseph Bologne: Symphony No.2 in D major
Hannah Kendall: I may turn to salt (British Premiere)
Orion Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Daniel

Orsino Ensemble at Reading Town Hall
2025-02-25 19:30 (Europe/London) | Reading Town Hall, Blagrave Street, Reading, RG1 1QH, United Kingdom
Haydn | Music for a mechanical clock
Valerie Coleman | Umoja
Nielsen | Wind Quintet Op.43
Haas | Wind Quintet Op.10
Beethoven (arr. Rechtman) | Quintet in E flat Major Op.71
The Orsino Ensemble is a flexible format chamber ensemble with a central focus on the five outstanding wind players at its core. Each a leader in their field, the group’s members are committed to showcasing the depth and versatility of the wind chamber repertoire; expanding and reducing the ensemble’s format as needed across their different programmes. The ensemble was founded in 2018.

Adam Walker, Flute
Nicholas Daniel, Oboe
Matthew Hunt, Clarinet
Amy Harman, Bassoon
Alec Frank-Gemmill, Horn

Orsino Ensemble at Lakeside Arts
2025-02-27 19:30 (Europe/London) | Djanogly Recital Hall, Nottingham Lakeside Arts, University Boulevardd, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
Haydn: Music for a mechanical clock
Valerie Coleman: Umoja
Carl Nielsen: Wind Quintet
Pavel Haas: Wind Quintet
Beethoven: Quintet (Sextet, Op.71 arr. Rechtman)
The Orsino Ensemble is a flexible ensemble with a central focus on five outstanding wind players: Adam Walker, flute, Nicholas Daniel, oboe, Matthew Hunt, clarinet, Amy Harman, bassoon and Alec Frank Gemmil, horn. Leaders in their field, the group’s members are committed to showcasing the depth and versatility of the wind chamber repertoire. Nielsen’s Wind Quintet combines some of the most glorious music written for winds with an affectionate portrait of the musicians he was writing for.

Orsino Ensemble at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
2025-02-28 13:15 (Europe/London) | Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, North Road, Cardiff, CF10 3ER, United Kingdom
Haydn: Music for a Mechanical Clock
Valerie Coleman: Umoja
Nielsen: Wind Quintet
Five musicians can tell a thousand stories. Haydn took his inspiration from an 18th century musical box, Nielsen imagines musical instruments conversing down a telephone, and Valerie Coleman sings a song of unity and hope from the soul of Africa. Enjoy all this – and more – when the all-star players of the Orsino Ensemble swing into Cardiff this lunchtime.

BBC Symphony Orchestra: Nil Venditti conducts Ravel, Musgrave and Say
2025-03-06 14:30 (Europe/London) | BBC Maida Vale Studios, 120-129 Delaware Rd, London, W9 2LG, United Kingdom
Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin
Thea Musgrave: In Memoriam (BBC Radio 3 Commission & World Premiere)
Maurice Ravel: Tzigane
Mark-Anthony Turnage: Adieu (World Premiere)
Fazil Say: Symphony No.5 (UK Premiere)
Performers
Johan Dalene, violin
Nicholas Daniel, oboe and cor anglais
Nil Venditti, conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra

Britten Oboe Quartet in Kilkenny
2025-03-09 16:00 (Europe/London) | The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle, The Parade, Kilkenny, R95 YRK1, Ireland
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for cor anglais and string trio K580a
Elizabeth Maconchy: Oboe Quartet
Ernest John Moeran: Fantasy Quartet
***Interval***
Jacqueline Shave: Artin
Danish Traditional: Sonderhø Bridal Trilogy
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Oboe Quartet in F major K370/368b

Britten Oboe Quartet - Irish Connections
2025-03-11 19:30 (Europe/London) | St Joseph’s Church, Galway, 24 Presentation Road, Galway, H91 NCW0, Ireland
The Britten Oboe Quartet, led by star oboist Nicholas Daniel, presents a typically eclectic programme including two masterpieces by Mozart and two composers with strong Irish links – Elizabeth Maconchy always considered herself an Irish composer, while Ernest Moeran spent much time in Kenmare, where he died in 1950.
MOZART Adagio K. 580a
MACONCHY Oboe Quartet
MOERAN Phantasy Quartet
SHAVE Artin
Danish trad Sonderho Bridal Trilogy
MOZART Oboe Quartet K. 370
