DANIEL
CARDIEL
About me
Daniel Cardiel is a young dulzaina player, organist, orchestra and choir conductor, harpsichordist and musicologist from Segovia. He began his musical training at the Professional Conservatory of Segovia, specialising in dulzaina with Professor Ricardo Ramos. A few years later he became interested in the world of the organ and at the age of 11 he joined the professional organ class at the conservatory under the teaching of David Largo Dios. At the age of 17 he obtained the professional title of dulzaina and organ and that same year he won first prize in the 'Don Juan de Borbón' performance competition, in the chamber music category. In 2023 he graduated in Organ with Samuel Maíllo and in Musicology with several professors such as Alberto Cebolla, Joseba Berrocal, Pedro López and Sara Escuer, both degrees in COSCYL (Salamanca). In 2024 she completed her harpsichord studies at the same centre with professors Pilar Montoya and Jorge García and is currently studying for a master's degree in organ at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (CVA) with professor Pieter van Dijk. In addition, she regularly receives master classes from numerous world-class organists and harpsichordists.
His professional activities range from concert performances in Europe, orchestral conducting, publishing articles and lecturing at various symposia. He has been conductor of the Alana Orchestra of Salamanca and is currently staff organist of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester (GMJO). In 2023 he has been finalist in the V edition of the National Organ Competition in Spain and invited to be part of the Exclamation Class of the Haarlem Organ Academy 2024. Since March 2024 he is Music Director of St Laurentiuskerk in Alkmaar, where he is organist of a Pels organ (III/69) and conductor of three choirs, Canticum Novum, Matthiaszangers and Schola Matthiae (Gregorian choir).
