Canadian Viola Society
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    • Marina Thibeault
    • Michael van der Sloot
    • Daniel Scholz
    • Isabelle Roland
    • Elvira Misbakhova
    • Jutta Puchhammer
    • Pemi Paull
    • Ann Frederking
    • Guyonne Le Louarn
    • Josiah Baarbe
    • Caroline Olsen
    • Lucy Strauss
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​Daniel Scholz - Secretary / Secrétaire

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Originally from Regina, Daniel studied at the University of Regina, McGill University and at the University of British Columbia. He was a prize winner at the Lionel Tertis Viola Competition, the most prestigious event of its kind, held on the Isle of Mann. Daniel is the Principal Viola of the Winnipeg Symphony and is a member of the Winnipeg Chamber Music Society, the Rembrandt String Quartet, and a founding member of the Clearwater Quartet who are Artists in Residence at the Desautels Faculty of Music, University of Manitoba. As a solo artist, Daniel has performed with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Musickbarock, the Okanagan Symphony and the Vancouver Chamber Players. Daniel has also toured Europe with the Nordic Symphony of Tallinn, Estonia as Guest Principal Viola and been invited as guest Solo Viola of the Liceu Opera Orchestra in Barcelona, Spain.


Daniel is an instructor of viola and chamber music at the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba as well as the conductor of the Winnipeg Youth Symphony Orchestra. Daniel also adjudicates for many of Canada’s major music festivals. He has performed and taught at many of Canada’s major festivals and is a faculty member of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, Rosamunde Summer Academy in Winnipeg and the Amici Summer Stringfest in Calgary. Daniel was also invited to perform and teach in Perth, Australia by the Australian String Teachers Association and the West Australian and New Zealand Viola Society. Daniel has commissioned many new works for the viola by Bramwell Tovey, T. Pat Carrabre, Jim Hiscott, David Scott and many more. Daniel plays on a contemporary viola made for him by the luthier Garth Lee of Winnipeg.
La biographie en français est à venir.

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  • Society | Société
    • Marina Thibeault
    • Michael van der Sloot
    • Daniel Scholz
    • Isabelle Roland
    • Elvira Misbakhova
    • Jutta Puchhammer
    • Pemi Paull
    • Ann Frederking
    • Guyonne Le Louarn
    • Josiah Baarbe
    • Caroline Olsen
    • Lucy Strauss
  • About | À propos
  • Join | Abonnez-vous
  • Events | Événements
  • Resources | Ressources
    • Teachers | Professeurs
    • Performers | Interprètes
    • Composers | Compositeurs
    • Bylaws
  • Newsletters
  • For Members | Pour membres
    • Lifetime Honourary Members | Membres honoraires à vie
    • Masterclass & Webinar Videos
    • Canadian Viola Repertoire Database
    • CVS Lifetime Achievement Award | SCA Prix pour l'ensemble des réalisations
    • Links | Liens
  • Contact Us | Nous joindre