Daniel Epstein
Daniel Epstein received international acclaim in 1973 when Eugene Ormandy presented him in a series of performances and RCA debut recording with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Since then, he has become recognized as one of the most vital and versatile solo and chamber pianists of his generation, as well as an articulate communicator, sharing musical ideas with audiences beyond the footlights.
Winner of the prestigious Kosciuszko Chopin Award, the National Arts Club Prize, the Prix Alex de Vries in Paris, and the Concert Artists Guild Award -- which afforded him his Carnegie Hall debut recital -- Epstein was selected for an NEA Recitalist Grant. He appears often as guest soloist with such eminent American orchestras as Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Detroit, and Rochester. He has given recitals at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and the 92nd Street Y as well as in major cities throughout the US, complemented by master classes and intensive seminars for pianists at colleges and universities. He has also toured in Japan and Europe.
As pianist and founding member of the famed Raphael Trio, for the past 32 years he has performed virtually the entire piano trio repertoire. The Trio has appeared regularly in New York’s Carnegie and Town Halls, The Kennedy Center in Washington, London’s Wigmore Hall, Vienna, Paris, Geneva, Budapest, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, as well as numerous other musical centers throughout the U.S. and Europe. In 2001, the Trio celebrated its 25th anniversary with a performance of the complete cycle of Beethoven trios in New York. The performances were broadcast live by National Public Radio. The Trio's recordings of Beethoven, Dvorak, Mendelssohn, and Wolf-Ferarri have received wide critical and public praise. He has collaborated with many renowned string quartets, including the Ying, American, and Talich, and has played with members of the Juilliard and Guarneri quartets as well as many other distinguished chamber musicians and soloists.
Daniel Epstein is co-founder and director of the Raphael Trio Chamber Music Workshop in New Hampshire. He is a member of the piano and chamber music faculties of Manhattan School of Music and Rutgers University.
Recordings: RCA, Sony, Sonar, Nonesuch, Newport Classic, ASV, Unicorn-Kanchana and EMS.
Winner of the prestigious Kosciuszko Chopin Award, the National Arts Club Prize, the Prix Alex de Vries in Paris, and the Concert Artists Guild Award -- which afforded him his Carnegie Hall debut recital -- Epstein was selected for an NEA Recitalist Grant. He appears often as guest soloist with such eminent American orchestras as Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Detroit, and Rochester. He has given recitals at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and the 92nd Street Y as well as in major cities throughout the US, complemented by master classes and intensive seminars for pianists at colleges and universities. He has also toured in Japan and Europe.
As pianist and founding member of the famed Raphael Trio, for the past 32 years he has performed virtually the entire piano trio repertoire. The Trio has appeared regularly in New York’s Carnegie and Town Halls, The Kennedy Center in Washington, London’s Wigmore Hall, Vienna, Paris, Geneva, Budapest, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, as well as numerous other musical centers throughout the U.S. and Europe. In 2001, the Trio celebrated its 25th anniversary with a performance of the complete cycle of Beethoven trios in New York. The performances were broadcast live by National Public Radio. The Trio's recordings of Beethoven, Dvorak, Mendelssohn, and Wolf-Ferarri have received wide critical and public praise. He has collaborated with many renowned string quartets, including the Ying, American, and Talich, and has played with members of the Juilliard and Guarneri quartets as well as many other distinguished chamber musicians and soloists.
Daniel Epstein is co-founder and director of the Raphael Trio Chamber Music Workshop in New Hampshire. He is a member of the piano and chamber music faculties of Manhattan School of Music and Rutgers University.
Recordings: RCA, Sony, Sonar, Nonesuch, Newport Classic, ASV, Unicorn-Kanchana and EMS.
