DANIEL KIDANE

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Born in Britain to a Russian mother and an Eritrean father, Daniel Kidane grew up in London, where he started playing the violin at the age of eight.  He studied composition at the Royal College of Music Junior School and with Gary Carpenter and David Horne at the Royal Northern College of Music, as well as a period of study with Sergei Slonimsky in St Peterburg.  Since participating in the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Young Composers’ Program in 2012/13, his music has been performed by some of the UK and Europe’s leading orchestras: Sun Poem was premiered by the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle at the 2022 Edinburgh International Festival, and Woke reached a global audience of millions as part of the 2019 Last Night of the Proms.

Photo: Kaupo Kikkas