Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Daniel Thomson is a London based tenor soloist, recitalist and chamber singer. Known for his expressive text-based performance and interpretations of Evangelist roles, Daniel’s focus is on historically informed performance of music from the 16th to 19th centuries. In 2009 he graduated his Bachelor of Music (specialising in vocal performance) with Honours, from the University of Melbourne. In 2018 Daniel completed a Master in Advanced Vocal Ensemble Studies at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, Switzerland. 

 

Released in early 2018 - Daniel’s debut solo album Secret Fires of Love, has been featured on BBC Radio 3 programme In Tune with Daniel as a BBC Introducing Artist. It was reviewed by MusicWeb International listing it as a disc “of the utmost importance ... This disc is the result of much research of historical sources and deserves the attention of every performer ... Monteverdi's Si dolce è'l tormento is one of his most popular pieces, and has been recorded many times ... I am pretty sure that you will have never heard it the way it is sung here by Daniel Thomson.” Johan van Veen, www.musicweb-international.com - February 2019

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In 2019 Daniel also made his debut performance in Wigmore Hall as a soloist and chamber singer alongside Dame Emma Kirkby for her 70th birthday celebration concert. In 2022 Daniel won the Salvat Beca Bach tenor prize in Barcelona, where he made his debut solo performance in the Palau de la Música Catalana. 

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Daniel is a core member of several groups including Dowland Works (dir. Dame Emma Kirkby), Dowland's Foundry, Lux Musicae London, InVocare, Sidonia Ensemble, Rūn and the priory choir of St Bartholomew-the-Great and has sung chorus with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Early Opera Company, Gabrieli Consort and La Cetra. He has performed in various well-known festivals worldwide including the London Festival of Baroque Music, Utrecht Festival Oude Muziek, Brighton Early Music Festival, Meer Stemmig Gent and the MA Festival Bruges.

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Back in Melbourne, Daniel regularly performs as a soloist with various choral and instrumental groups including the Consort of Melbourne, Ensemble Gombert, Ensemble 642 and La Compañia – with whom Daniel features as a guest vocal soloist on their critically acclaimed 2013 CD release “Destino Mexicano”.

 

2024 sees Daniel performing in the UK, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland. He has recorded two albums to be released in 2024: Secrets of Andalusia - an album with Lux Musicae London exploring the origins of Flamenco and a solo disc of new compositions in collaboration with Robert Toft in Canada. 

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Reviews

 

"Stölzel divided the role of the Evangelist between two singers, a tenor and a bass. Both of them related the story well but I thought the tenor [Daniel Thomson] was particularly good – indeed, I thought he was the best of all the singers. He sang his narrations with clear, pliant tone, great care for the words, and very expressively.” John Quinn, www.seenandheard-international.com – July 2023

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“Daniel Thomson first gave us his virtuoso tenor fireworks performing with Lux Musicae London in BREMF LIVE 2016. [Daniel’s] bright projection and clear diction easily cut through the unpredictable ambient sounds of the al fresco setting.” Andrew Connal, www.thelatest.co.uk – June 2021

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“Thomson’s fine, light instrument is a joy to listen to. …Clarity, agility and textual empathy were all displayed in abundance.” Tony Way, www.limelightmagazine.com.au – June 2017

 

In the opening concert of the 2015 Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival, The Age, Melbourne’s leading newspaper, published: “…dominating the night was Daniel Thomson’s Evangelist: faultless in diction, accurate in pitch and emotionally consistent, generating a spell-binding hiatus point at the narrative climax of Jesus’ death.” Clive O’Connell, The Age – January 2015

 

Daniel is also known for his performances with his identical twin brother Matthew Thomson. Together they have received numerous positive reviews for their performances – particularly of Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers:

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“Daniel and Matthew made every note count, notably in an excellent Duo Seraphim” and “One of the stars of the opening concert, Daniel Thomson brought his reliable tenor to the mix.” Clive O’Connell, The Age – January 2014

 

“Everything [Daniel] sang was characterised by singular musicianship, evenness of tone and great control. A more perfect match could not have been found when the brothers sang together in a most beautiful Duo Seraphim and an uncannily echoing Audi Coelum. There is a substantial amount of music for the tenor soloists in the work and all of it was performed at an extraordinarily high standard." Heather Leviston, www.classicmelbourne.com.au – November 2014