Daniel Qi ’26 Performs Internationally, Receives Standing Ovation

Daniel’s orchestral adventures began in June, when he toured Iceland with Temple Music Prep's Youth Chamber Orchestra. In addition to sightseeing, he performed at the Harpa Concert Hall and Reykjavík Art Museum Hafnarhús. Next on the list was a two - week Boston University Tanglewood Institute string quartet workshop. While in Boston, Daniel studied chamber music, attended concerts at Tanglewood Music Festival, and performed at two chamber music recitals. 

 

In July, Daniel participated in Carnegie Hall's National Youth Orchestra NYO2 program. Following two weeks of intensive training in New York, NYO2 performed in Carnegie Hall. The group then traveled to the Dominican Republic where they performed two concerts in Santo Domingo and Santiago. In Iceland and the Dominican Republic, Daniel had the opportunity to connect with local young musicians and learn their culture. 

 

Daniel began the last leg of his travels closer to home, attending Delaware Orchestra and Chamber Music Institute, where he served as a counselor and concertmaster at the beginning of August.

 

On August 20th at the Ocean City Music Pier, Daniel wrapped up his impressive summer by performing Saint-Saëns' Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso with the Ocean City Pops in front of hundreds of people. The Sentinel Ocean City news article regarding the concert wrote that “An outstanding performance of the evening was 15 year-old violinist Daniel Qi, who wowed the orchestra and audience with his ‘Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso’. Qi provided controlled dynamic contrasts, gorgeous melodic lines, total variations and energetic quick passages. The performance drew a standing ovation, something that usually does not occur in the middle of a concert.”