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Photo: Lucrecia Diaz
Daniel Andai 2011
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"Daniel Andai, the concertmaster, proved an exemplary leader" - The New York Times
"A lyrical dialogue unfolded between orchestra and solo violin, whose melodic lines were expressively performed here by Daniel Andai" - The New York Times
"Concertmaster Daniel Andai was the soloist in Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1. His intimately scaled performance was a welcome contrast to the overheated pyrotechnical displays that many high profile soloists bring to this score. Andai’s tonal richness and firm sense of musical pulse traced the long arc of the Adagio without excessive vibrato. He attacked the final movement with fierce energy, Andai’s secure technique easily surmounting Bruch’s flashy virtuoso demands." - The Miami Herald
"As an encore, the violinist offered a solo version of Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen, played with soulful fervor and gypsy inflected slides." - The Miami Herald
"You play chamber music, the way chamber music is meant to be played!" - Richard Danielpour, international composer
"Andai, the soloist in the Mendelssohn, is the orchestra’s concertmaster...Of all the orchestras I’ve worked with, I’ve never seen such a natural leader for a concertmaster. He’s definitely my counterpart in the orchestra, my right and left hand. And the orchestra I think, all feels that way about him. There’s going to be a special feeling for the orchestra because it’s him” -Alondra de la Parra, conductor
"A very sensitive violinist" -Aaron Rosand, international violinist
"Daniel Andai's talent reminds me of Yehudi Menuhin's" -Ruggiero Ricci, international violinist
"The best involved soloist" - The Palm Beach Post
"Violinist Daniel Andai led the Vols Quartet in a dazzling concert" - The Piedmont Post
"Great violinist master Daniel Andai, who has played in the most respectable theaters in the world with repertoires of master classical pieces, showing how versatile upstanding music can be accessible to the mass." -Rosana Sandoval, Exclusive Reviews and Interviers
"The Miami Symphony’s excellent string section had a field day with this attractive, rollicking score, concertmaster Daniel Andai’s solo showcasing his sterling musicianship." -South Florida Classical Review
"Gustavo Campa’s 'Melody for Violin' is a lyrical, heart-on-sleeve song, played with unsentimental affection and a beautiful tone by the Orchestra’s concertmaster, Daniel Andai." -Strings Magazine
"Daniel Andai's wicked violin slurs" - The Piedmont Post
"His virtuosity and lyricism dazzled the audience" - The Florida Sun Sentinel
"With his pure, refined timbre, Daniel Andai proved a worthy solo protagonist" - The Florida Sun Sentinel
"Andai's subtle vibrato and phrasing made the lyric delicacy blossom" - The Florida Sun Sentinel
"The sensitivity and excellence of Daniel Andai, concertmaster of the MISO, was brilliant" - El Nuevo Herald
"The soloist, excellent concertmaster of MISO, ...posses a refined technique that permits him to execute the most devilish passages with impressive security. With equal execution, his pianissimi were impeccable. [I] wouldn't know which to choose more, his sensitive offering of the Adagio or his sparkling version of the final Allegro Energico." - El Nuevo Herald
"In Mahler's Symphony No. 4...Mephistophelian grotesquerie of the scherzo with its 'mistuned' scordatura solo violin...concertmaster Daniel Andai was not afraid to make an acidy sound in the Devil's violin solos of the scherzo" - South Florida Classical Review
"A lift of the bow, an arch of the head, a moment of hushed anticipation - and suddenly the electric air fills with the breathtaking sound of a haunting violin melody...you will recognize this moment...it was the stirring solo flawlessly executed by MISO concertmaster, Daniel Andai" - Dilettante
"In Korsakov's Iberian postcard [Capriccio Espagnole], MSO made the most of their opportunities, and concertmaster Daniel Andai lent a neat peasant touch to the gypsy-flavored violin solos" - The Miami Herald
"The POA’s concertmaster, violinist Daniel Andai, was the warmly expressive soloist..." - Times Argus (Vermont)
"Violinist Daniel Andai was exceedingly passionate in his art...it was mesmorizing" - Audience Member Published
"The ensemble led by Daniel Andai, provided lively, stylish support" - South Florida Classical Review
"Miami Symphony ensemble rose to the occasion. Led by concertmaster Daniel Andai, the orchestra’s string section produced velvety sonorities with a burnished glow" - South Florida Classical Review
"concertmaster Daniel Andai...rewarded by a storm of applause from the audience" - South Florida Classical Review
"formidable solo de violín de Daniel Andai, un brillante músico" - Escena Viva Magazine Cultural & ForoClasico
"Faculty virtuosity was on tap in Paul Schoenfield's (b. 1947) flamboyant "Cabaret Music." violinist Andai...clearly enjoyed every second of it." - Vermont Times Argus
"The Best and most moving of the entire evening without any doubt, was when MISO's concertmaster, Daniel Andai, took the role as a soloist" - El Nuevo Herald
"Concertmaster...the talented Daniel Andai" - El Nuevo Herald
"Daniel Andai's polished performance" -Divirta-se
"Accompanied by the exquisite soloist...invited concert master, Daniel Andai" -Divirta-se
"His entrance was immediate and engaging as concertmaster. Daniel Andai interchanged deftly with the able clarinets...in the Alborada of Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnole" - Coral Gables Gazette
"Daniel brings exceptional talent, experience and musical sensitivity to his position as concertmaster" - Eduardo Marturet, MISO
20 under 40
PODER presents 20 people under age 40 who have and will continue to exert influence over the arts, business, education and media in Miami.
Daniel Andai,
Concertmaster, Miami Symphony, Age: 26
Daniel Andai, Concert Master of the Miami Symphony Orchestra, joins Bonnie Berman to talk about the Symphony’s 20th anniversary season.
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