Daniel Pioro is a solo violinist, collaborative artist, and composer.
An ardent advocate for new and experimental music, Pioro's interest in finding new ways of listening to and creating sound, as well as developing strong collaborations with composers, artists, choreographers, dancers, and writers, has led to creative relationships ranging from musician Jonny Greenwood, to visual artist Janet Cardiff, via the dance company Ballet Black.
As soloist he has appeared with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the London Contemporary Orchestra, and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and has most recently released a new recording of The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi with Manchester Camerata and Sir Michael Morpurgo, on Platoon.
“In his radical, bracingly open-minded approach to music-making, nothing is taken for granted.”
— BBC Music Magazine
“Daniel Pioro’s playing is the sound in my head when I write for the violin.”
— Jonny Greenwood
“He is perhaps the most infuriating thing to try to categorise: a dreamer.”