Violinist Daniel Kurganov, praised for his “extraordinary fervor, commitment, and technical prowess” (Classics Today, 2021), has performed at venues including Merkin Hall, BargeMusic, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and the Harvard Musical Association. He also participated in the Violins of Hope project in Sion, Switzerland, performing on an instrument rescued from Auschwitz. Daniel’s pedagogy is rooted in a spirit of experimentation, intense listening, and deep study of violinists past and present—an approach that enabled him to progress rapidly despite starting the violin at age 16. Founder of the Boston Violin Intensive, a 10-day training program for violinists, he also produces in-depth masterclasses for 80,000 YouTube subscribers and has held masterclasses at institutions such as the Boston Conservatory, the University of Maryland, and Münster Hochschule. Regularly featured in The STRAD magazine, Daniel was voted “Best of The STRAD 2021.” His current projects include developing cutting-edge AI tools for violinists. Daniel’s studio albums include a 2018 debut with pianist Constantine Finehouse, world premieres by Lera Auerbach and Richard Beaudoin (Orchid Classics, 2021) and the complete Brahms Violin Sonatas on historical instruments (Hänssler Classics, 2023), which was praised by The STRAD for “vivid immediacy” and earned a 10/10 rating from Jed Distler. Through his work with tonebase, Daniel has produced educational courses with renowned artists such as Pinchas Zukerman, Seymour Bernstein, and Ron Carter, and directed tonebase’s East Coast operations. Born in Minsk, Belarus, and raised in Chicago, he completed his Master’s at the Zurich University of the Arts under Rudolf Koelman, a protégé of Jascha Heifetz.
