Daniel Leenders
Violin
Daniel Leenders studied at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Peter Brunt and completed his master’s degree at the conservatory with Vera Beths. In 2019, he attended a semester at the Boyer College of Music in Philadelphia with Eduard Schmieder. He has participated in masterclasses with, among others, Stephan Picard, Liviu Prunaru, Hagai Shaham, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Eszter Haffner, Ulf Wallin, Olivier Charlier, and Elena Vähälä.
He has performed with the National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands, the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, and as a substitute with ensembles such as Kamerata Zuid and the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra. Daniel is a member of the Damsco Quartet and prizewinner at the Nedjalka Simeonova and Ilona Fehér International Violin Competitions. Since 2025, he has been an academist with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.
