Daniel Yiu

Daniel is a virtuosic multitalented young artist, and is a Cello Scholar of the prestigious Royal College of Music in London. His studies have been generously sponsored by both the college and the Croucher Fund. He is also the winner of the prestigious youth cello concerto competition in Hong Kong, HK School Music Festival. The only gold medalist in the HKCYAA Music Festival cello open category and both the champion and gold award winner at the Superior Culture International Youth Music Festival. Additionally, he received a full scholarship from the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund.

Daniel’s cello virtuosity is highly recognised and he has been granted performance diplomas such as the ATCL (Associate of Trinity College London) and the LTCL (Licentiate of Trinity College London). Additionally, he also holds an ATCL in piano.

Daniel has studied under under renowned cellists around the globe, including Prof. Amanda Truelove (LSO), Helene Dautry (Renowned French soloist) and Laurent Perrin (Renowned Luxembourg Cellist, former principal cellist of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta).

Daniel has been an active performer for more than ten years as both a soloist and a chamber musician, having numerous performances in world class concert halls in both Hong Kong and London. These include the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall, London’s Cadogan Hall, the Duke’s Hall, the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Wilton Music Hall, Harold Pinter Theatre, Greenwich Theatre and St John’s Smith Square. Daniel has performed alongside numerous renowned artist groups including Opera Greenwich, the RCM Symphony and Philharmonic Orchestras, Ponte London Orchestra, Kensington Philharmonic Orchestra, Sirius Orchestra, Bloomsbury Chamber Orchestra, YMSO and the HKYP.

He has been the teacher of hundreds of students, holding positions in multiple renowned schools in the UK and has taught at the Cellistizzimo Cello Conservatoiry of Hong Kong.

Daniel’s teaching philosophy is, “Play music, not practice”