Nicholas Daniel

Nicholas Daniel OBE records and broadcasts widely and boasts a huge following internationally on social media and on apps such as Spotify and Apple Music. He has directed several music festivals and concert series and has been Music Director of the Leicester International Music Festival for many years. As a conductor Daniel made his BBC Proms conducting debut in 2004, and he works with many ensembles in wide-ranging repertoire from Baroque to contemporary, from smaller groups to opera. He was honored in 2012 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with the prestigious Queen’s Medal for Music and cited as having made “an outstanding contribution to the musical life of the nation.” In October 2020 he was awarded an OBE. He has been a concerto soloist with many of the world’s leading orchestras and conductors, performing a huge range of repertoire from Bach to Xenakis and beyond, premiering works written for him by hundreds of composers. As a chamber musician Nicholas is a founding member of the award-winning Britten Sinfonia, the Haffner Wind Ensemble, Orsino, and the Britten Oboe Quartet. He is principal oboist of Camerata Pacifica and is a popular guest at music festivals all over the world.