/ About Daniel
Daniel Strebulaev is a composer, pianist, and conductor. He is currently enrolled in the Pre-College Program at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, studying with renowned pedagogues, Professor David Conte (composition) and Professor John McCarthy (piano). He is an incoming Merit Scholar at the Royal College of Music in London, where he will be pursuing a joint principal study in Piano and Composition.
Daniel’s Symphonic Sketches were performed by the San Francisco Civic Orchestra in the summer of 2025. His The Night in Lisbon: Fantasia Symphonia, inspired by Erich Maria Remarque's novel The Night in Lisbon, was a winner of the 2025 Pacific Music Society and Foundation Composition Competition. He composed a section of the ballet Thumbelina Ballet, performed by Osipova Ballet Academy in 2023-2025. His composition for solo piano, Four Pictures at an Exhibition, inspired by the works of the 20th century Russian-Jewish artist Alexander Tyshler, was performed at an art exhibition in 2024.
Daniel’s Symphonic Sketches were performed by the San Francisco Civic Orchestra
Recently, the Santa Cruz Symphony Orchestra commissioned Daniel to compose an Overture to be performed at the opening night of their next season in September 2026.
Daniel had the privilege of performing Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor with David Chan (Concertmaster, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) and Rainer Eudeikis (Principal Cellist, San Francisco Symphony). He played Rachmaninov’s 2nd Piano Concerto with
Orchestra delle Cento Citta at Music Fest Perugia, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 12 with the Moscow Youth Symphony Orchestra, and Grieg’s Piano Concerto with the Palo Alto Philharmonic.
He also participated in the Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival, playing, among other works, Robert Schumann’s Piano Quartet in E-flat Major. Daniel’s other notable performances include appearances at the Royal Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall, and the Robert Schumann Museum.
Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival
Daniel is a laureate in numerous piano performance competitions. Recently, he became a winner and 10,000 Euro Young Talent Scholarship recipient at Musique & Vin au Clos Vougeot festival, France, where he will be the only Young Talent pianist to be performing solo and chamber works alongside world-renowned musicians, including Sir Andras Schiff and Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
Driven by a passion for making a difference, Daniel raised over $55,000 to support Type 1 Diabetes organizations, earning him the title of San Mateo County’s Youth Cultural Ambassador and a role as a delegate at the 2023 UN Youth Forum for Music for Peace.