Artist Biography

Daniel Yeadon

Daniel Yeadon has a worldwide career as a cellist and viola da gamba player; his repertoire ranges from renaissance to contemporary. His regular chamber music collaborators in Australia include Genevieve Lacey, Neal Peres Da Costa, Ironwood, Kammer and Elision. He is a part-time member of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, he has appeared as soloist with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, he has performed on several national chamber music tours for Musica Viva and he plays every year with Pinchgut Opera. His recordings on the ABC Classics label include the sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord by J.S. Bach with Neal Peres Da Costa. Daniel is a lecturer at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and has a key role in the education team of the ACO.

Originally from the UK, Daniel read physics at Oxford University and then completed a postgraduate diploma in performance at the Royal College of Music in London. For many years Daniel was a member of the renowned period instrument ensemble Florilegium and later joined the Fitzwilliam String Quartet, performing in major venues throughout the world and recording many award-winning CDs. Daniel continues to be guest principal cellist with many of the period instrument ensembles based in London, including the English Baroque Soloists and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

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