Daniel has been in love with music since very early age and started playing the piano at the age of 4. He had studied at the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) in the San Francisco Bay Area of California with Ludmila Kurtova. Since the beginning of 2019 he has been a student of Erna Gulabyan. Daniel passed with distinction the 8th grade exam of the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music (ABSRM).
Daniel is a Junior Division winner at the 2021 Marilyn Mindell Piano Competition. He won the first prize at the 2020 California CAPMT Concerto Competition and the 2nd prize at the 2020 Windsor International Piano Competition. He also received the 1st prize at the Virtuoso international Music Competition, the 1st prize at the Golden Era of Romantic Music international piano competition for his interpretation of a Rachmaninoff's Waltz, the 1st prize at the Global Composers Competition for his interpretation of a Rachmaninoff Humoresque, as well as the 2nd prize at the Enkor International Competition. Daniel performed at the Royal Albert Hall in London and at Carnegie Hall in New York City. He also performed at the Robert Schumann museum in Germany. In December 2019, Daniel performed Mozart’s 12th piano concerto with the Moscow Youth Orchestra as a winner of the American Festival of Fine Arts Concerto Competition.
Daniel loves playing Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Debussy, and Scriabin. He also loves composing music. When not at his beloved piano, Daniel practices his ballet skills, his understanding of ancient civilizations, and improves his biking capabilities. His life is enlightened by having a loving and talented younger sister, Elizabeth, who, at 9 years of age, is also an accomplished pianist.
