Piano
Daniel Lee Chappell is a pianist and composer, who has worked across the UK, US, and Europe including at Mariinsky II Theatre, Cadogan Hall, St Petersburg Philharmonia Hall, Three Choirs Festival, and ENO Lillian Baylis House. He was mentored by acclaimed pianist Andrew Wilde through the sponsorship of the North West Arts Trust, before moving to London in 2015 to take up a Robert McFadzean Whyte scholarship at the Royal College of Music.
A passionate performer of contemporary music, and alumnus of the London Sinfonietta Academy, he has performed with ensembles including Asyla Ensemble, Melos Sinfonia and Illini Modern Ensemble, and worked as an accompanist and repetiteur with Opera Holland Park, Helios Collective, and Bloomsbury Opera.
Recent engagements have included performing the Schoenberg Piano Concerto at the Waterloo Festival, a residency with the Cohan Collective writing new music for dance, and talking about his work with interdisciplinary collective Spectra Ensemble at the Tate Modern.
He is also a teacher and animateur, and previously lectured on Creative Learning through the Arts at Reading University.