Daniel Andai is currently the concertmaster
of the Miami Symphony Orchestra and the New York City
based Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas that recently
performed at Avery Fisher Hall (Lincoln Center). He
is a member of both the UBS Verbier Orchestra and Chamber
Orchestra in Europe with whom he toured throughout North
America, Europe, Asia and Australia with such artists
as Charles Dutoit, Martha Argerich, Yuri Bashmet, Leonidas
Kavakos, Heinrich Schiff, James Levine, Sarah Chang
and Maxim Vengerov (as part of the Vengerov Project).
Mr. Andai has held concertmaster positions for the New
Amsterdam Symphony (Earl Kimser Chair), DiCapo Opera
Theater and the Orpheus Institute Chamber Sinfonia in
New York including principal positions of the 2007 Kurt
Masur Seminar Orchestra and the 2008 Chamber Sinfonia
with Pinchas Zukerman at Carnegie Hall.
Other collaborations have included violinist in the
New York Philharmonic, the Florida Philharmonic, Miyazaki
Festival Orchestra (Japan) and New World Symphony. He
is a member of the prestigious contemporary music Claremont
Ensemble led by composer Richard Danielpour and the
first violinist of the Vols String Quartet, with whom
he has appeared throughout the United States, the Caribbean,
Canada and Europe in recitals as well as educational
outreach programs. Mr. Andai has conducted master classes
throughout the US at colleges and Youth Orchestras and
was a representative for the Manhattan School of Music
at the Inaugural Rice University Career Seminar in Texas.
Daniel Andai is currently on the faculty at the Miami-Dade
College and New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida
as well as on the advisory board for the City of Aventura
Performing Arts Center. He holds both a Master of Music
and Professional Arts Degrees from the Manhattan School
of Music's Orchestral Program as the Helen F. Whitaker
Fund String Initiative Scholarship recipient where he
studied with New York Philharmonics Lisa Kim & concertmaster,
Glenn Dicterow. He also holds the Bachelor of Music
Degree (graduating Cum Laude) from Lynn University Conservatory
of Music in Florida where he was a student of Sergiu
Schwartz. He took part in inaugurating the Kids Village
Youth Orchestra, now the Miami Symphony Youth Orchestra
and is a frequent guest. He was the solo violinist on
the award winning PBS Special, "Sugihara - Conspiracy
of Kindness". His other television and radio credits
include Chile's Channel 4 RED Station program, "Cachureos"
and National Public Radio WXEL, WKAT Classical Station,
Univision and Telemundo Stations.
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