Ewald Danel

Ewald Danel studied the violin and conducting at the Ostrava Conservatorium and the University of Musical Art in Bratislava. He attended a conducting course with prof. Karl Österreicher and completed his Doctorate studies with prof. Bohdan Warchal. After his studies he was Concertmaster of the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Slovak National Theatre Orchestra for two years. Since 1985 he has been the Concertmaster of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as a soloist and conductor of this orchestra. In 2001 he took over the position of Artistic Leader of the Slovak Chamber Orchestra from Bohdan Warchal and he has been the Chief Guest Conductor of the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra since 2008.
Mr Danel has performed on the stages of a multitude of European cities and abroad (Japan, Korea, Egypt, Panama, Brazil, the USA). He co-operates on a long-term basis with the Orquestra Sinfonica Municipal Sao Paulo, Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra, Akita Chamber Orchestra, Tokyo Harmonia Chamber Orchestra, and has also worked with the Klang Verwaltung München, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, Osaka Symphoniker, Sakata Philharmony, Prague Chamber Philharmonic, Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga, the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava a.o. Apart from his conducting and solo activities with orchestras and solo rectials he has a wealth of experience in chamber music, mainly as the leader of the Slovak Quartet since 1986 and as co-founder of the Slovak Piano Trio from 1987. From 1992 - 1996 he was Artistic Leader of the Bratislava chamber orchestra Cappella Istropolitana. He co-operates in various chamber ensemble projects at home and abroad and a signifiant part of his artistic activities is taken up by long-term cooperation with church and amateur choirs and musical groups as conductor and organisor, and composer of spitirual music. In 2012 he was awarded the Sebastian Prize for his outstanding contribution to the legacy of the works of J. S. Bach. He taught at the University of Musical Art in Bratislava from 1987 - 1998 and from 1999 held the position of guest profesor at the Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music in Nagoya in Japan for six years. In 2001 he led interpretaion courses for professional orchestral musicians at the Affinis Music Festival in Japan.