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Hailed as “a pianist to watch” by New York Classical Review and “a dashing pianist” by The Sunday Times, Daniel Vnukowski tours throughout North/South America, Asia and Europe. His insightful interpretations of the standard classical music repertory are supplemented by creative projects, which resulted in a sold-out Carnegie Hall recital in 2019. In addition to participating in fundraising projects for humanitarian causes, he has performed many outreach concerts for remote communities throughout Canada and is Artist Director & Founder of the Collingwood Summer Music Festival.
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Watch! Live at ZoomerHall: Daniel Vnukowski & Kathleen Kajioka
On June 15th, 2023, The New Classical FM celebrated old friends and new with a special concert from masterful pianist and host of Classical Jukebox, Daniel Vnukowski, along with brilliant violist and host of A Little Night Music, Kathleen Kajioka. To accompany music,...
Rave Review in the Toronto Star
Toronto Star Review: “…a rousing performance by Vnukowski on piano.”
Radio Host at the New Classical FM
Daniel Vnukowski joins the New Classical FM family as a radio announcer of the Classical Jukebox. Access the radio on 96.3 FM in the Greater Toronto Area, 102.9 FM in the Southern Georgian Bay and 103.1 FM in Eastern Ontario - and worldwide via the www.classicalfm.ca...
An Enterprising Pianist
Daniel Vnukowski's role as Artistic Director made waves all throughout the globe this year , with virtual concerts being reached by eager viewers in Europe, Asia and Australia. The Toronto Star called him "an enterprising pianist." "The enterprising pianist Daniel...
Summer Solstice Series
Daniel Vnukowski, in his role as both Artistic Director and concert pianist, announces a new series of 4 virtual events during the month of June.
Livestreaming Story Featured in the Los Angeles Times
Daniel’s livestreaming story was recently featured in the Los Angeles Times.
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Performing together in this amazing old Montreal theatre with my buddies from Vienna tonight.
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THANK YOU!!! It was amazing to perform with these amazing musicians once again Paganini Ensemble Vienna
Last night our annual Spring Fundraiser Concert at the beautiful Breakers House was a huge success. The musicians played their hearts out to a standing ovation. Organizers are thrilled that tickets for the fundraiser raised over $26,000 to further our mission of bringing exceptional, memorable and diverse music experiences to the South Georgian Bay area each summer, as well as expanding our second year of FREE youth programs. On behalf of our festival, artistic director Daniel Vnukowski conveys his deep gratitude to our generous supporters, staff, volunteers, and sponsors:
“It was a magnificent event and an auspicious start for our festival’s new concert grand piano. We could feel the presence of our former board member Margaret Bridgman in the room that night, for whom the piano was lovingly donated. We are extremely grateful to our title sponsor Engel & Völkers Collingwood for making this event possible, as well as our wine provider, award-winning Windrush Estate Winery, as well Freshwater Distilleryy who crafted our very own new, festival cocktail recipe called “Rhapsody in Blue” evoking the colours of our bay. Guests also savoured Chef Zak Collingwood’s mouthwatering, handcrafted hors d’oeuvres and our carefully-trained docents treated everyone to an engaging tour of The Breakers artwork collection. With such incredible momentum in place, we are all the more excited about our upcoming summer festival series and invite everyone out to enjoy our diverse array of events from July 8-15 this year.”
FESTIVAL TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE at https://collingwoodfestival.com/buy-tickets/ or by phone via our Box Office, phone: (705) 416-1317.
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And we're sold out!
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April 25: upcoming concert with @paganiniensemblewien. Visit collingwoodfestival.com for tickets @collingwoodfestival
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Livestreaming Story Featured in the Los Angeles Times
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