Biographie
Daniel Vaiman was born in 1978 in Riga, Latvia. He began to study the piano at the Gnessin Special Music School in Moscow at the age of 6. In 1994 he received a full scholarship to attend the Purcell School of Music in England.
From 1996-2000 he was a full scholar at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He continued his postgraduate studies in Karlsruhe Musikhochschule during 2001-2003 with prof. K. Randanu and later at Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Zürich, Switzerland with prof. Homero Francesch, where he received Master degree in 2006.
Mr. Vaiman is a top-prize winner of the Junior Gina Bachauer Piano Competition in Salt Lake City (USA), Newport Piano Competition (UK), International Piano Competition in Pontoise (France), "Ennio Porrino " Piano Competition (Italy).
He performed at the Rheingau Music Festival in Germany, Gubbio Music Festival in Italy, Gent Chopin Festival in Belgium, Festival in Moulin d'Andé, France, Cliburn Music Institute Master-Classes in Texas and Summit Music Festival in New York, both in the USA, Niagara International Festival in Canada.
Daniel participated in a concert in the presence of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales at St Jame's Palace.
Daniel Vaiman both recitals in Jerusalem Music Center and in Seoul (South Korea) were broadcasted live on the radio. He performed as a soloist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, The BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the London Soloists Chamber Orchestra, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Camerata Zurich Orchestra, and others.
Recently, he took part in Auvers-sur-Oise Festival in France and in Yokohama music series in Japan.
Besides playing concerts and recordings, D. Vaiman has started teaching a piano class in Zurich in 2009.
