Daniel Kopp

Opus 360 Summer Program Director
Daniel.kopp@opus1chambermusic.org

Daniel Kopp, co-founder and artistic director of Austin Camerata, is a dedicated cellist and educator in Austin, Texas. An avid chamber musician, he has performed across the U.S. at distinguished festivals including Tanglewood, Kneisel Hall, Aspen, and Colorado College. His notable orchestral performances include debuting at Carnegie Hall as principal cellist of the New York String Orchestra Seminar and at Seiji Ozawa Hall as principal cellist of the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. In 2023, Daniel collaborated with the Grammy-winning choir Conspirare, contributing to their acclaimed album "House of Belonging," which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Choral Performance. Through Austin Camerata, he fosters collaborations merging chamber music with dance and storytelling, showcased at venues throughout central Texas. Austin Camerata has been praised by the Austin American-Statesman for its “unadulterated beauty” and nominated by the Austin Critics Table for ‘best classical ensemble’. 

Daniel graduated from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University and the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas. His teachers include Bion Tsang, Norman Fischer, Cathie Lehr-Ramos, and Mary Lou Gotman. He has had the honor of studying chamber music with members of the Juilliard, Cleveland, and Miro Quartets. A devoted educator, Daniel has served on the faculty of the Manitou Chamber Music Festival, Stringwood Chamber Music Festival, and the Clavier-Werke School of Music.