Amsterdam Sinfonietta & Daniel Lozakovich

Daniel Lozakovich has become one of the most sought-after violinists of the moment.

He performs regularly with leading orchestras and renowned conductors. As a chamber musician, he has also collaborated extensively with major artists.

Lozakovich has also received considerable recognition in the field of recordings. He signed a contract with Deutsche Grammophon at the age of fifteen. His recording of J.S. Bach's two Violin Concertos reached first place in the general music category of the French Amazon charts as well as in the classical album charts in Germany.

Lozakovich has received numerous awards, including first prize at the Vladimir Spivakov International Violin Competition 2016, Young Artist of the Year 2017 at the Festival of Nations, the Premio Batuta Award in Mexico, and the Excelentia Prize under the honorary presidency of Queen Sofía of Spain. Since 2012, Lozakovich has studied at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe with professor Josef Rissin and completed his master's degree in 2021.

Website: Daniel Lozakovich

Amsterdam Sinfonietta consists of 23 world-class musicians performing as one ensemble. Led by artistic director Candida Thompson, the orchestra tours the world with adventurous programmes.

With enormous drive, Amsterdam Sinfonietta has developed into the Netherlands' leading string orchestra and an orchestra of world class. It champions its own genre and renews it at the highest level. The orchestra embraces the complete repertoire for string orchestra, from classics to new commissioned works and arrangements, and also creates connections with other musical genres and art forms such as film, dance and theater.

Founded in March 1988 with Lev Markiz as artistic director, Amsterdam Sinfonietta has grown into a regular performer in European concert halls under the direction of Candida Thompson since 2003. Amsterdam Sinfonietta has toured Europe, Asia, America and Australia, and performed in concert halls such as Barbican Hall in London, Cité de la Musique in Paris, National Centre of Performing Arts in Beijing, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg and in the Wiener Konzerthaus and at the Hong Kong Arts Festival.

In addition to performing, the orchestra regularly records albums and music films. Since 2004, the orchestra has released seventeen albums on its own label Channel Classics, including The Mahler Album, The Argentinian Album and Pärt über Bach. The most recent album, Spiegel im Spiegel, is a collaboration with the Nederlands Kamerkoor and was released in January 2026. Amsterdam Sinfonietta has also released albums on the labels ECM, Sony Classical and Deutsche Grammophon. Music videos have been released such as Misirlou (trad.), Atashgah (Jacobsen), Tabula rasa (Pärt) and the music film One Zero Six Zero (Bach), directed by Maarten Corbijn and the most recent video release, Imitazione delle campane (von Westhoff).

Within the Sinfonietta Academy, young talented musicians have the opportunity to gain experience with the orchestra's unique way of making music together. Furthermore, through KleuterSinfonietta performances and children's workshops, the orchestra brings classical music and string instruments to thousands of children annually.

Website: Amsterdam Sinfonietta