Daniel Hass, Semi-Finalist BIOGRAPHY A native of Tel Aviv, Israel, Daniel Hass is an up and coming young cellist currently residing in New York City. He has received training at the Israel Conservatory, the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and the New England Conservatory in Boston, where he studied with Paul Katz as a full scholarship recipient. In the spring of 2017 Daniel graduated from the Juilliard School under the tutelage of Joel Krosnick as a proud recipient of the Kovner Fellowship. Daniel has played with a number of orchestras in Israel, Canada, and the States, including the Israel Camerata Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, among others. In the summer of 2016, Daniel brought home two major awards, the $25,000 Michael Measures Award from the Canada Council of the Arts, and the First Prize at the Stulberg International String Competition. An avid chamber musician, Daniel has performed with various ensembles around the world, traveling to Amsterdam, Budapest, Lisbon, Montreal, and Stanford. Travels have also brought Daniel to international masterclasses, where he has played for Gary Hoffman, Ralph Kirshbaum, Frans Helmerson, Janos Starker, Leon Fleisher, and others. Since the age of 13, Daniel spends his summers at the Perlman Music Program, where he studies with Ron Leonard INSTRUMENT: Cello and Paul Katz. Daniel plays on a 1914 Eugenio Degani Cello on loan through the course of AGE: 20 his education. HOMETOWN: Toronto INFLUENCES SCHOOL: Paul Kantor due to the length of our relationship, and everything he has done for me. To Juilliard, BM 2017 my calculations, I am nearing my 10th year of study under his tutelage. One of the many aspects that makes him such a great guide on the often-winding path of musicianship, is the remarkable degree of empathy he shows in allowing his every student to evolve as an individual mind, artist, and person. He has been an incredible mentor and the most QUICK FACTS charming of friends, and has been supportive of my every decision through thick and thin. AGE SHE BEGAN TO PLAY FAVORITES Cello age 4, Piano age 6. COMPOSER(S) PRE_PERFORMANCE RITUAL J.S. Bach’s music has always felt a glimpse into divinity, and has been revered in my family for generations. I like to stretch and jump around, warm up my body as athlete would. Beside TOP 5 PIECES/SONG(S) TV SHOW(S) intense mental focus, performance is a physical feat. Friends 1. Beethoven, Quartet, Op. 132 CAREER GOAL FOOD(S) 2. Ravel, String Quartet Schnitzel Musician 3. Nick Drake, "River Man" SPORT TEAM(S) 4. Anything by The Beatles or John Toronto Raptors Coltrane DESTINATION(S) New York City! HOBBIES/INTERESTS I love movies, movies for days.... .