Music Director – Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Principal Conductor – Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Petersburg
Principal Guest Conductor – Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra
Designated Principal Conductor and Music Director – Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava
“Daniel Raiskin is clearly a musician of sensibility, well versed in his craft; a further example perhaps
of one last great gift of the old Soviet Union, the rigour and distinction of its conducting schools” (by
David Gutman, Gramophone)
With his unmistakable artistic signature, Daniel Raiskin has become one of the most recognized
conductors of his generation and had developed a broad repertoire beyond the mainstream in
his strikingly conceived programmes.
Debuts in the 2024/25 season will take him to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and
Vancouver Symphony. His regular guest appearances include the Hong Kong Sinfonietta,
Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony
Orchestra Taiwan, Orchestre National de Belgique, Orchestre National de Lyon, Orquesta
Sinfónica de Tenerife, Residentie Orkest, Sinfonia Varsovia, Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Swedish
Chamber Orchestra and Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra.
Daniel Raiskin is also relentlessly committed to sharing his knowledge and passion with young
musicians around the world. He devotes his time regularly to working with youth orchestras in
a.o. Canada, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands and South Africa.
Videos
Schostakowitsch: Symphony No. 5 in d-minor, op. 47
Daniel Raiskin (conductor)
Hong Kong Sinfonietta
(18.08.2023)
Schostakowitsch: Symphony No. 10 in e-minor, op. 93
Daniel Raiskin (conductor)
Residentie Orkest
(10.02.2023)
Schostakowitsch: Symphony No. 7 in c-major, op. 60 “Leningrader Sinfonie”
Daniel Raiskin (conductor)
Slowak Philharmonic
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic
(10.10.2021)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, op. 64
Daniel Raiskin (conductor)
Slowak Philharmonic
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic
(18.06.2021)
Bruch: 1st Violin Concerto in G minor, op. 26
Simone Lamsma (violin)
Daniel Raiskin (conductor)
Slowak Philharmonic
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic
(28.05.2021)
Vasks: “Laudate Dominum” for choir and large orchestra
Daniel Raiskin (conductor)
Slowak Philharmonic
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic (28/05/2021)
Nilsen: Symphony No. 2, op. 16 „Die vier Temperamente“
Daniel Raiskin (conductor)
Slowak Philharmonic
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic (16/04/2021)
Dvořák: “My Home” Konzert Ouverture, op. 62
Daniel Raiskin (conductor)
Slowak Philharmonic
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic
(23.02.2021)
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68
Daniel Raiskin (conductor)
Slowak Philharmonic
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic
(23.10.2020)
Schostakowitsch: Kammersinfonie, op. 83a
Arkadiusz Krupa (Oboe)
Zuzanna Elster (Harp)
Daniel Raiskin (conductor)
Sinfonia Varsovia
Excerpt (13/08/2020)
Schostakowitsch: Symphony No. 6 in h minor, op. 54
Daniel Raiskin (conductor)
Slowak Philharmonic
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic
(28.02.2020)
Weinberg: Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes, op. 47
Daniel Raiskin (conductor)
Slovak Philharmonic Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic (22/10/2019)
Tchaikowski: Symphonie No. 3 in D major, op. 29 “Polish”
Daniel Raiskin (conductor)
Slowak Philharmonic
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic
(22.10.2019)
Schostakowitsch: Symphony No. 4 in c-minor, op. 43
Daniel Raiskin (conductor)
Slowak Philharmonic
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic (27/04/2018)
Tchaikowski: Sinfonie Nr. 4 in f minor, op. 36
Daniel Raiskin (conductor)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Excerpt (2018)
(with password)
Next Concerts
| 2024-12-12 | 19:00 | Bratislava | Slovenska Filharmonia |
| 2024-12-13 | 19:00 | Bratislava | Slovenska Filharmonia |
| 2025-01-09 | 19:00 | Bratislava | Slovenska Filharmonia |
| 2025-01-10 | 19:00 | Bratislava | Slovenska Filharmonia |
| 2025-01-15 | 19:00 | Ostrava | Janáčkova filharmonie Ostrava |
| 2025-01-16 | 19:00 | Ostrava | Janáčkova filharmonie Ostrava |
| 2025-01-17 | 19:00 | Ostrava | Janáčkova filharmonie Ostrava |
| 2025-01-23 | 19:00 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra |
| 2025-01-25 | 19:00 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra |
| 2025-01-28 | 19:30 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra |
| 2025-01-29 | 19:30 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra |
| 2025-01-30 | 19:30 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra |
| 2025-02-08 | 19:30 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra |
| 2025-02-09 | 14:00 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra |
| 2025-02-14 | 19:00 | Indianapolis | Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra |
| 2025-02-15 | 17:30 | Indianapolis | Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra |
| 2025-02-21 | 19:00 | Vancouver | Vancouver Symphony Orchestra |
| 2025-02-22 | 20:00 | Vancouver | Vancouver Symphony Orchestra |
| 2025-02-23 | 14:00 | Vancouver | Vancouver Symphony Orchestra |
| 2025-02-27 | 19:00 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra |
| 2025-03-01 | 14:00 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra |
| 2025-03-01 | 19:30 | Winnipeg | Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra |
Discography
Discography as PDF file
 | Louis Glass: Symphony No.4 Glass: Symphony No. 4 |
 | Aram Khachaturian: Violin Concerto | Concerto Rhapsody |
 | Aram Khachaturian: Cello Concerto | Concerto Rhapsody |
 | Dana Zemtsov Viola Essentia |
 | Aram Khachaturian: Piano Concerto | Concerto Rhapsody Kahchaturian: Cello Concerto in E minor; Concerto-Rhapsody For Violin and OrchestraStepan Simonian (piano) |
 | Brillante Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 and Scottish Fantasy Op. 46Janusz Wawrowski (violin) |
 | Louis Glass Symphonie Nr. 5 | Fantasy op. 47 Symphony No. 5 and Fantasy Op. 47 |
 | Brahms Brahms: Piano Trios Nos. 1-3 ; Concerto for Violin and Cello Op.102Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch |
 | Daniel Raiskin conducts Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 3 in D minor |
 | Louis Glass Symphony No. 3 I “Summer Life” |
 | Aleksander Tansman “Isaïe, le Prophète” and “Psaumes” |
 | Lutoslawski Lutoslawski: Lacrimosa for soprano & orchestra; 3 Poemes d’Henri Michaux for mixed choir & orchestra; Paroles tissees for tenor, strings, harp, piano & percussion; Les espaces du sommeil for baritone & orchestra; Chantfleurs et Chantefables for soprano & OrchesteŁucja Szablewska-Borzykowska (soprano) Rafael-Bartminski (tenor)Stanislaw Kierner (baritone) |
 | Julian Steckel: Cello Concertos Korngold: Cello Concerto in C major, Op. 37 Bloch: Schelomo Goldschmidt: Cello Concerto, Op. 23 Staatsorchester Rheinische PhilharmonieJulian Steckel (violoncello) |
 | Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43Daniel Raiskin (conductor) |
 | Brahms: The Symphonies Brahms: Symphonies No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 & No. 4Daniel Raiskin (conductor) |
 | Antonin Dvorak: Cello Concerto Youth Concerto Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104; “Waldesruhe”, Op. 68 No. 5; Rondo, Op. 94 ; PolonaiseRamon Jaffé (violoncello) |
 | Mendelssohn, Schumann and Bruch Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Op.64Schumann: Fantasy for violin and orchestra Op.131 Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 Benjamin Schmid (violin) Daniel Raiskin (conductor)
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 | Brahms arr. Schönberg / Brahms arr. Berrio Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25 (arr. Schönberg)Brahms / Berio: Clarinet Sonata, Op. 120, No. 1 (arr. For clarinet and orchestra) |
 | Johannes Brahms / Josep Haydn Brahms: Symphony No.2 Haydn: Symphony No.85 “La Reine” |
 | Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4 Symphony No. 4 in G major |
 | Ernst Bloch I Ferruccio Busoni Busoni: Piano Concerto in D Minor, Op. 17 CD: Alba (2007) |
 | Wieniawski, Szymanowski, Lutoslawski Wieniawski Violin Concerto No.2 in minorSzymanowski: Violin Concerto No.2, Op.61 Lutoslawski: “Chain 2” |
 | The Cello’s Opera Voice Works by Verdi, Weber, Rossini, Johann Strauss, J. Strauss II, Auber |
 | Goldmark Brahms Goldmark: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op.28Brahms: Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102 Benjamin Schmid (violin) CD: Oehms (2004) |
 | Ernest Bloch Bloch: Suite for Viola and Piano; Suite Hébraique for Viola and Piano; Suite for Viola SoloLisa Smirnova (piano) |
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Biography
“Daniel Raiskin is clearly a musician of sensibility, well versed in his craft; a further example perhaps
of one last great gift of the old Soviet Union, the rigour and distinction of its conducting schools” (by
David Gutman, Gramophone)
With his unmistakable artistic signature, Daniel Raiskin has become one of the most recognized
conductors of his generation and had developed a broad repertoire beyond the mainstream in
his strikingly conceived programmes. A son of a prominent musicologist, Daniel Raiskin grew up
in St. Petersburg. He attended the celebrated conservatory in his native city and continued his
studies in Amsterdam and Freiburg. First focusing on viola, he was inspired to take up the baton
as a result of an encounter with the distinguished teacher Lev Savich. In addition, he also took
classes with Maestri such as Mariss Jansons, Neeme Järvi, Milan Horvat, Woldemar Nelson und
Jorma Panula.
Daniel Raiskin is the Designated Principal Conductor and Music Director of the Janáček
Philharmonic Orchestra in Ostrava, Principal Conductor of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra in
Bratislava, Music Director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor
of the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra.
Debuts in the 2024/25 season will take him to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and
Vancouver Symphony. His regular guest appearances include the Hong Kong Sinfonietta,
Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, National Symphony
Orchestra Taiwan, Orchestre National de Belgique, Orchestre National de Lyon, Residentie
Orkest, Sinfonia Varsovia, Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Swedish Chamber Orchestra and Warsaw
Philharmonic Orchestra. Raiskin was Chief Conductor of the Staatsorchester Rheinische
Philharmonie in Koblenz (2005-2016), of the Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra in Lódz
(2008-2015), and Principal Guest Conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife (season
2017/18).
His appearances in opera productions include Carmen, Shostakovich’s The Nose and Mozart’s
Don Giovanni. Festival appearances include Music in the Mountains in Colorado in 2025 and
performances with the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra at the InClassica Dubai International Music
Festival in 2021 and 2022. Furthermore, he conducted the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra on a
tour in Japan and South Korea in 2023.
Daniel Raiskin is also relentlessly committed to sharing his knowledge and passion with young musicians around the world. He devotes his time regularly to working with youth orchestras in a.o. Canada, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands and South Africa.
Among the major soloists with whom he has appeared are Emanuel Ax, Rudolf Buchbinder, Cameron Crozman, Xavier de Maistre, Renée Fleming, Nelson Freire, Martin Fröst, Alban Gerhardt, Vadim Gluzman, Natalia Gutman, Daniel Hope, Kari Kriikku, Simone Lamsma, Lang Lang, Dejan Lazić, Francois Leleux, Jan Lisiecki, Alexei Lubimov, Tatjana Masurenko, Albrecht Mayer, Daniel Müller-Schott, Olli Mustonen, Julian Rachlin, Benjamin Schmid, Julian Steckel, Anna Vinnitskaya, Lukáš Vondráček and Alexei Volodin.
His extensive discography includes recordings of Mahler Symphony No. 3 and Shostakovich
Symphony No. 4 (AVI), both to great critical acclaim, a Louis Glass Symphony cycle and a
concerto cycle with the entire concertos and rhapsodies by Aram Khachaturian (CPO),
Lutosławski’s vocal-instrumental works (Dux) and a recording of Alexander Tansman’s Isaie le
Prophète and Psaumes (World Premiere Recordings). His recording with cello concertos by
Korngold, Bloch and Goldschmidt with Julian Steckel (AVI) label received an Echo Klassik Award
in 2012.
2024/2025
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