Dr. Daniel Lee

Biography

Award-winning violinist Daniel S. Lee enjoys a varied career as a soloist, leader, collaborator, and educator. He has been praised for his 'ravishing vehemence' and 'soulful performance.' Lee has appeared as a soloist and leader of early music ensembles in the United States and Europe. He is a core violinist and founding director of Sebastians, a critically acclaimed period ensemble. As a piccolo violin specialist, he has performed as a soloist in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 and Cantata 140 (Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme), giving the modern-day premiere of his own transcription of Johann Pfeiffer's concerto. At the Yale School of Music, Lee teaches baroque violin lessons, coaches chamber ensembles, and co-teaches a class titled 'Rhetoric of Early Instrumental Performance' with faculty harpsichordist Arthur Haas. He has been featured as a soloist in Yale's Faculty Artist Series and has served as ensemble-in-residence at the Yale Collection of Musical Instruments. Additionally, Lee has given lectures and master classes at institutions including Connecticut College, Purchase College (SUNY), the University of Kansas, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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