Lorand Fenyves Resident Artist: Violin Masterclass - Daniel Bard, violin

Location: Room 330, Edward Johnson Building

Two time Chalmers-award winner Daniel Bard was born in Haifa, Israel, 
where he began his violin studies. He moved with his family to Toronto in 
1990 and then studied with David Zafer. He also worked with Lorand 
Fenyves in Toronto, Peter Oundjian in the US, and David Takeno in London, 
U.K.
Daniel co-founded Trio Mondrian, a group that played together from 
2007-2019. The trio received first prize at the 2007 International Chamber 
Music Competition in Trieste, Italy, and performed in prestigious venues 
including Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw and La Fenice in Venice. Trio 
Mondrian has been named a BBT fellowship winner in 2009. Daniel is also a 
founding member of the Israeli Chamber Project, a chamber group active in 
both Israel and the USA.
One of the biggest passions of Daniel is the chamber orchestra. He has 
been invited by Tabea Zimmermann to guest lead Camerata Bern, and since 
then directed numerous projects with Sweden’s Camerata Nordica and 
Norway’s Norwegian Chamber Orchestra. He was principal violist of the 
Amsterdam Sinfonietta from 2009 to 2016. In 2017, Daniel became 
concertmaster of the Basel Chamber Orchestra in Switzerland where he 
performed “Meta Arca” by Heinz Holliger with the composer conducting. 
In April 2018 Daniel performed the Dutch premiere of John Woolrich’s 
“Ulysses Awakes” with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta. Recently, Daniel has been 
invited by Iván Fischer to be guest concertmaster of the Budapest Festival 
Orchestra. 
Equally at home as a violinist and violist, Daniel is invited to play chamber 
music concerts all across Europe and Israel. He has collaborated with artists 
such as Menahem Pressler, Antje Weithaas, Shmuel Ashkenzi, Tabea 
Zimmermann, and performed in festivals such as Prussia Cove, Musikdorf 
Ernen and Peasmarsh Music Festival.
Lastly, Daniel enjoys greatly sharing his passion for music-making with the 
next generation. He has lead both instrumental and chamber music classes 
at the Amsterdam Conservatory and at the chamber music sessions of the 
Jerusalem Music Centre.
Daniel plays on a 2020 violin made by Paul Belin from Maintal and a James 
Tubbs bow generously gifted to him by the late Bud Beyer, a great and 
inspiring mentor