Following one of his many recital appearances, it was stated in a Los Angeles Times’ review that “Daniel Lockert was the expert pianist of the occasion his sensitive and authoritative playing matched in every way the level of the singing.”ĭaniel has been the musical director for many shows and theatrical productions, including I Do! I Do!, Fiddler on the Roof, Side by Side by Sondheim, You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow, Company, Into the Woods (twice), and the Light in the Piazza. Lockert has also paired with a number of distinguished choral conductors including the late Sir David Willcocks and William Hall. For the same organization’s “Salons at the Rex” Daniel performed a recital of the solo piano pieces of George Gershwin.
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He produced and directed a Schubertiade series for San Francisco Performances at the Rex Hotel. His chamber music performances have included appearances with the Alexander String Quartet, cellist Gary Hoffman and Brazilian jazz singer Luciana Sousa. He has teamed with singers Christopheren Nomura, Nathaniel Webster and Angelina Reaux in numerous concerts around the country. He has been praised for exhibiting a strong sense of rhythm, lovely variety of touches, and a convincing sense of historical style.ĭaniel has partnered with many notable singers past and present of the Metropolitan Opera including Enrico di Giuseppe, Brenda Boozer, Janice Taylor and Deborah Voight. In his role as pianist/collaborator, his wide ranging career has taken him around the globe, playing throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
While at USC, he also studied instrumental accompanying with Brooks Smith, accompanist to Jascha Heifeitz and Jenny Tourel.ĭaniel was honored as the only American finalist at the first International Accompanying Competition held in Den Haag, the Netherlands. After getting his Bachelor’s in Piano Performance and a minor in organ from Loma Linda University, he attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and obtained an advanced degree in the specialized field of Accompanying, studying with the originator of the field, the renowned Gwendolyn Koldolfsky. Throughout high school, he exclusively studied the organ. A native of San Diego, CA, he began formal piano studies at the age of five. As a soloist or collaborator, Daniel Lockert is equally versatile on the piano, organ and harpsichord.
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