Marie Daniels is a violist devoted to sharing her passion for music as a performer, teacher and entrepreneur. From 2018 to 2023 she was assistant principal of the Bremen Philharmonic and joins the Frankfurt Opera und Museum Orchestra in the fall of 2024.

 

Marie performs regularly with colleagues in her orchestra's chamber music series as well as in various orchestras such as the NDR Radiophilharmonie and Munich Radio Orchestra. Since the Bremen Philharmoniker joined Orchester des Wandels (OdW) in 2020, Marie has become an active member of her orchestra's "Climate Group", helping to plan events and concerts to raise awareness and money for OdW's sustainability projects, as well as donating her time to maintain the OdW's website.

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With a passion for teaching, in 2012 Marie founded The Woodlands ChamberFest, an annual week-long workshop teaching young students communication, collaboration and leadership through chamber music. The Woodlands ChamberFest serves an educational program of The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, attracting string players each summer from across the greater Houston area (read more). From 2016-17 Marie taught  as a Teaching Artist for the New York Philharmonic.  In addition to private instruction, Marie enjoys sharing her expertise through her Viola Tips with Violamad videos on YouTube, which continue to inspire viola fans around the world.

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Marie holds a Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degree from The Juilliard School. There she was a 2015 recipient of Juilliard's Benzaquen Career Advancement Grant and Juilliard Entrepreneurship Grant for demonstrating outstanding artistry and achievement in leadership, entrepreneurship, and breadth of engagement.

 

Additional passions include training for marathons/triathlons, baking chocolate chip cookies, and all things pink.