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
April 25: upcoming concert with @paganiniensemblewien. Visit collingwoodfestival.com for tickets @collingwoodfestival
Memories of a performance with the @newwestsymphony:
To our dear friends and neighbors celebrating Nowruz, “Nowruz Mobarak” (Happy Nowruz). May 2023 be a joyous and peaceful year.
Enjoy this performance of Behzad Ranjbaran Composer's "Fragrance of Joy" from his Enchanted Garden by New West Symphony principal strings, pianist Daniel Vnukowski and Michael Christie from our Global Sounds, Local Cultures online series. #Nowruz #HappyNewYear
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A great weekend of concerts with full houses beginning with Ambur Braid’s intense, expressive Salomè at the @canadianopera, hilarious musical We Will Rock You at the Georgian Theatre in Barrie 🎭 and my fellow host of the @classicalfm, @braunadi with her incredible impressions of Peggy Lee, Doris Day and Rosemary Clooney at @windrushestatewinery - what a phenomenal whistler on top of it all!
Happy 267th Birthday Mozart!
I have always enjoyed performing the music of Mozart on the piano. This music opens up a mini-cosmos of charming theatrical characters and witty twists of plot. Like a grand opera buffa, it can be at once joyous and morose, often with little advance notice. Sometimes, you can even hear Zerlina flirting away with Don Giovanni or Papageno playing away on his magic bells. Who doesn’t enjoy the catchy tunes, playful fanfares and sparkling runs all throughout the keyboard?
However, easy to interpret, it is not!
The legendary pianist Arthur Schnabel once said, “Mozart is easy to play for children, but oh so difficult for adults.”
Photoshoots are always fun, especially with @tjallingphotography
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.