About

Daniel Espie, 2013 graduate of Temple University's Boyer College of Music and Dance, has been performing internationally for over ten years. He recently attained his Master’s Degree in Piano Performance from the Royal Academy of Music in London after his studies with pianist Rustem Hayroudinoff. Daniel has maintained a busy performing schedule as a solo and collaborative artist, accompanying instrumentalists and vocalists and playing chamber music in a number of different settings. Daniel has performed with large ensembles including the Temple University Wind Symphony, Percussion Ensemble, and New Music Ensemble, as well as smaller chamber groups such as the Temple Ensemble, based in London.
In the year following his undergraduate studies with Harvey Wedeen and Joyce Lindorff, Daniel was a Garrigues Scholar at Temple University, maintaining solo and collaborative work, performing in collaborative masterclasses for Shiela Kibbe and Tom Rosenberg, local Artist Series Recitals, and a recital with works of Samuel Barber.
Recent accolades include the Jacobs Music Steinway Award (2013) in “recognition of outstanding pianistic ability, musicianship, and artistic and academic scholarship at Temple University Boyer College of Music and Dance,” the Dr. Millard E. Gladfelter Tribute Scholarship (2012), and second place in the Royal Academy of Music’s Delius Prize for his performance of Delius’ Romance and Cello Sonata with cellist Amy Goodwin.
Daniel has also performed as a soloist in masterclasses for Phillip Kawin, Imogen Cooper, Michael Tsalka, Joanna MacGregor, Ian Fountain, and Andrei Pisarev. He has performed at the PianoSummer Festival in New Paltz, New York and the Casalmaggiore International Music Festival in Italy.
In addition to maintaining an active performance schedule, Daniel teaches privately in the Philadelphia area.
Daniel is an outspoken vegan, motivated by animal rights advocacy, environmental preservation, and social justice movements.

Music

J.S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 853
Bartok - Suite, Op. 14
Brahms - 8 Klavierstücke, Op. 76
Chopin - Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49
Debussy - Estampes
Ehrlich - 4 Studies for Piano (2017)
Glass - Mad Rush
Schumann - Papillons, Op.2
Takemitsu - Les Yeux Clos
Takemitsu - Rain Tree Sketch II

Videos

Past groupmuses (3)