Daniel Schlosberg

Biography

Grammy-nominated pianist Daniel Schlosberg leads a kaleidoscopic musical life.

He has appeared with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as featured soloist and in numerous chamber music concerts.

He has a passion for contemporary music, collaborating frequently with Eighth Blackbird and Third Coast Percussion. He also gave the world premiere of Augusta Read Thomas’s "Starlight Ribbons" for solo piano; the US premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s "Calices" (for violin and piano), and several sets of piano pieces by Stanley Walden. He was a founding member of Yarn/Wire, the lauded two piano/two percussion group.

He has recorded for the Albany, Bridge, Centaur, Divine Art, Jacaranda Live!, Navona, New World, Nimbus, and Permelia labels. His latest solo release is Gaul Me Maybe: French Baroque Keyboard Music, consisting of works by Royer, Rameau, d’Anglebert and Bach.

In the art song realm, Schlosberg was on staff at Ravinia’s Steans Institute vocal program, and he was the director of the Baltimore Lieder Weekend, held each October for 13 years, with consistent support from The Hampsong Foundation. He maintains a duo with soprano Laura Strickling; their recent CD of new American song,40@40, was nominated for a Grammy award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. His latest release of art song by Doug Lofstrom, with longstanding duo partner baritone Ryan de Ryke, was released in 2025 to critical acclaim.

Other recent projects include Mahler/Zemlinsky: Symphony No 6 (arr. 4-hands) at Ravinia and the National Gallery of Art, DC, and multiple appearances at Bargemusic in Brooklyn, NY.

In recent years, he has turned to conducting and recently made several appearances leading the Illinois Modern Ensemble at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

He is also a frequent pre-concert lecturer and program annotator, and is a Steinway Artist.

Schlosberg is a longstanding faculty member at the University of Notre Dame, where he is also faculty advisor to the Table Tennis Club.

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