Daniel Thorell is a cellist from Stockholm, Sweden. Despite of his young age, he has already achieved great success as a soloist and chamber musician, both in Sweden and internationally. Celebrated for his mature and expressive musicality, he is currently considered one of Scandinavia's most promising young cellists. He is a first prize winner in no less than nine international competitions, notably the Rovere D'oro (2017), where he was also awarded a gold medal. In May 2019, he was a major prize winner in the 54th Markneukirchen International Cello Competition. He is also the winner of the sixth season of La Classe d'Excellence de Violoncelle, mentored by Prof. Gautier Capucon.
Daniel was born into a family of musicians and began playing the cello at the age of five. He made his solo debut at the age of eleven, performing Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto in A minor with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Since then, he has regularly appeared as a soloist with orchestras throughout Sweden, including the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. The 2019/2020 season included performances as a soloist playing Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations, Schumann's Cello Concerto, Elgar's Cello Concerto, and Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto, as well as chamber music performances at festivals throughout Scandinavia and Germany.
Daniel is currently pursuing his soloist diploma at the Norwegian Academy of Music under the guidance of Prof. Torleif Thedéen and frequently participates in masterclasses around the world with a variety of renowned professors, including Jens-Peter Maintz, Danjulo Ishizaka, Maria Kliegel, Claudio Bohorquez, Antonio Meneses, among others. He has received numerous scholarships from foundations such as the SWEA International Scholarship for the Arts and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, among others.
Daniel plays on an L. Bisiach generously loaned from the Järnåker Foundation.