Daniel Lozakovich
Violin | Shostakovich’s Leningrad
Born: Stockholm, Sweden
Education: first violin lessons at the age of seven; violin studies at the Karlsruhe University of Music with Josef Rissin; mentored by Eduard Wulfson, Geneva
Breakthrough: 2016: winner Vladimir Spivakov International Violin Competition, contract with Deutsche Grammophon
Subsequently: solo-appearances with Chicago Symphony, Cleveland, Pittsburgh Symphony, Philadelphia, Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, BBC Symphony at BBC Proms, City of Birmingham Symphony, Budapest Festival, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Seoul Philharmonic
Awards: Festival of Nations Young Artist of the Year 2017, Premio Batuta (Mexico), Excelentia Prize (Spain)
Instrument: ‘ex-Sancy’ 1713 Stradivari loaned by Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton
Debut Rotterdam Philharmonic: 2025
