Daniel López - Horn
Daniel, born in Colombia, obtained his master's degree with honors from the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe with maestro Will Sanders, and a bachelor's degree from the Maastricht Conservatory after studying at the Mozarteum in Caracas and the National University of Colombia.
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Daniel was the silver medal winner at the SVIREL competition in Slovenia and the first place winner at the Freundeskreis competition in Karlsruhe. In 2012 he won the position of Solo Horn in the Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orchestra.
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He played in orchestras such as National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands, the National Philharmonic of Venezuela, the National Symphony of Colombia, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and recently as Principal Horn of the Santa Cecilia Orchestra of Madrid.
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Daniel has been invited to give workshops, perform as a soloist and be a jury member in different countries in Europe and South America.
As a cultural manager he has produced and directed youth musicals in Belgium and the Netherlands.
He was director of the Usaquén Orchestral Center of the Bogotá Philharmonic, and is the founder and director of the CORNOMBIA International Horn Festival.
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Currently Daniel is active as a guest horn player at the Royal Liege Philharmonic, the Wallonia Opera, the Antwerp Symphony and the Dutch National Philharmonic.