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A composer of chamber, orchestral, and interdisciplinary music, Daniel Musashi blends Japanese and Syrian traditions, often integrating movement, space, and visual art as core performance elements. A PhD candidate at the Royal College of Music, he is currently researching choreomusical collaboration and notation beyond conventional boundaries.

Daniel has collaborated with ensembles such as Orpheus Sinfonia, Wiener Festspiele Orchester, and the Utrecht Conservatorium String Orchestra. He has collaborated with the Tokyo National Museum, English National Ballet School, and Royal College of Art, with performances at Kew Gardens, Britten Theatre, the Wallace Collection, and TivoliVredenburg.

His work has received First Prize at the Vienna Composition Lab, Second Place in the County Hall Arts Symphony Concours, and the Jury’s Award at the TIAA Japanese National Composer’s Competition and is published by Universal Edition.