After this first outing on classical instruments, he was hooked and became our Principal Oboe in 2015.

He has worked as a recording artist for the Harry Potter franchise, Stevie Wonder, Barbra Streisand, Rhianna, and many more, and from the age of 17, he’s been winning international music competitions such as the gold medal at the Royal Overseas League.

As well as the OAE, he is Principal Oboe with the Irish Chamber Orchestra and the City of London Sinfonia.

After studying at the Royal Academy of Music and graduating from Pembroke College, Cambridge University, he went on to study classical acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. This led to his roles as Fedotik in Chekov’s ‘Three Sisters’ in the West End alongside Kristin Scott Thomas, and Adrian Green in BBC TV’s ‘Casualty’.

His collection of weird and wonderful oboes (many purchased on a whim from eBay!) has reached 30 members and is ever-growing. He is particularly fond of his classical instruments made by Dick Earle, who for many years the second oboe with the OAE.

Daniel is the artistic director of ‘FitzFest’, the annual music festival for Fitzrovia, London, has run the London Marathon twice in aid of Barnardo’s and has a cat called Count Leo Tolstoy.