About
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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News
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.
A Stroke of Genius
Daniel’s improv session in the style of Beethoven featured on Classical FM with 55,000 FB shares.
Projects
Concerts
Gallery
Inside a modern Steinway
Just completed my first year on the job!
Listener Alastair Scott sent us this penguin-themed pic to help celebrate.
Listen live: http://classicalfm.ca/
#Toronto #Anniversary #ClassicalJukebox
Thank you for making this our best summer ever!
Highlights of the 2022 summer season included:
-Over 100 world-class performers
-3 sold-out concerts
-Over $44000 in tax receipts
-75% of our ticket patrons were first-time buyers
-100+ participants for Youth Day at Duntroon
-3 Canadian-premiere performances
-World-premiere of a work commissioned by the festival
We look forward to welcoming you back on stages soon and wish you a pleasant, peaceful remainder of the summer.
@Daniel Vnukowski @BruceGreySimcoe @Destination Ontario @Ontario Trillium Foundation @Experience Collingwood @Experience Simcoe County @Canadian Heritage @Town of Collingwood
A highlight of my week was improvising live to several silent films by Charlie Chaplin.
#charliechaplin #collingwoodfest Collingwood Music Festival
Photo: @tjallingphotography
Photos from a successful press conference near the iconic Collingwood sign, with a few inspiring words made by MP @terry.dowdall MPP @briansaundersonpc, Collingwood Mayor @keithhullrealestate, Debora Bloom Hall from the @ontrillium Foundation and an audience made of presenting sponsors, donors, partners and media. Thank you for everyone who attended!
Photo credits: @tjallingphotography
Amazing to share the stage with celebrated Canadian actor Graham Greene and rock star @steviesalasofficial who joined us for a pre-concert talk at our drive-in last summer.
Blog
The Story Behind The Iconic Song “Over The Rainbow”
“Over the Rainbow” is perhaps the most renowned and iconic song of the 20th century and is often synonymous with the Jewish experience of WWII.
Is Sergei Rachmaninoff’s birthday an April Fool’s joke?
For years, we've been told to use April 1 as the Russian master's official birthday and this has been confirmed by the Name Authority File on record at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Yet, Rachmaninoff himself celebrated his birthdays on April 2nd and his...
Livestreaming Story Featured in the Los Angeles Times
Daniel’s livestreaming story was recently featured in the Los Angeles Times.