Daniel Haiduc is a 17 year old young pianist. At the start of the Covid pandemic, his family relocated to Princeton, NJ. During that time, he realized the importance of establishing a meaningful connection with his local music community, and now firmly believes that young musicians must find ways to give back to others. In the past few years he has volunteered to teach piano to young students, played at local senior centers, and participated in recitals to raise money and awareness for the Homefront Organization, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and World Central Kitchen. He is also a Piano Youth Ambassador in the Youth Ambassador Program started by Legacy Arts International in Princeton.
In the past year, Daniel has won the first absolute prize in the 2024 Franz Liszt Center International Piano Competition, the New York Young Performers Prize Competition, and the Orbetello International Online Piano Competition, and was a finalist in the 13th Annual Lyra Music Youth Competition. He has also won first prize at the Piano Teachers Congress of New York Honors Program, third prize at the XIV Chopin International Piano Competition in Hartford, CT, and a special prize in the 2022 Kaufman Music Center International Youth Piano Competition. He has performed in masterclasses for professors Meng- Chieh Liu, Alessio Bax, Hung-Kuan Chen, Mikhail Voskresensky, Yoheved Kaplinsky, John Perry, Seymour Bernstein, Julian Martin and Boris Petrushansky.
Daniel is currently studying with Professors Hung-Kuan Chen and Tema Blackstone at the Juilliard School Pre-College Division, where he is also a fellow of the Artemisia Akademie. In his free time, Daniel enjoys playing tennis, participating in math competitions, and taking aerial photographs and videos from wherever he travels.
Variations Opus 41, Nikolai Kapustin, 7 minutes
Sonata Opus 90, 1st Movement, Ludwig Van Beethoven, 5 minutes
Transcendental Etude No. 4, "Mazeppa", Franz Liszt, 8 minutes
