DANIEL ADAM MALTZ, FORTEPIANO

Daniel Adam Maltz is a fortepianist based in Vienna, Austria and specializes in Wiener Klassik (Viennese Classicism), especially the works of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, and performed on the Viennese fortepianos of their time.

Daniel is a dual citizen of the United States and Israel and comes from a musical family – his mother is a cellist, and his father, a composer, taught him piano and composition starting at four years of age. Before switching to the fortepiano, Daniel studied privately with internationally renowned pianists John O’Conor, Gil Sullivan, and Robert Lehrbaumer.  Daniel studied fortepiano performance at the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna. 

He debuted at Carnegie Hall (Weill) at age 22 and is a sought-after soloist, Lieder accompanist, and clinician. He refined his command of historical practices through private study with Andreas Staier and Ingomar Rainer. Daniel is devoted to performing on Viennese fortepianos, utilizing the vast range of tones and colors familiar to the composers. He brings his expertise in the Viennese sound, culture, philosophies, and performance practices of the Classical era to his interpretations. Critics praise Daniel’s performances for their “broad warmth” with “lavish but tasteful” playing (Classical Sonoma) as well as his “very sensitive phrasing” with “marvelous dynamic contrasts… [that] enabled him to shape his lines beautifully” (Marblehead Current).. 

Daniel also hosts Classical Cake, a podcast about Viennese classical music and culture.