Biography
Cello
Daniel Müller-Schott
Highlights of Daniel Müller-Schott’s 2025–26 season include appearances with the London Symphony, National Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, and Czech Philharmonic, as well as chamber music with Maxim Vengerov and friends at Carnegie Hall. He tours Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, playing with the WDR Symphony, Sydney Symphony, Adelaide Symphony, Tasmanian Symphony, and Aukland Philharmonic. The Vevey Spring Classic Festival, which he founded together with conductor Wilson Hermanto, will have its fifth season in 2026. Müller-Schott is a regular guest soloist with the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Bavarian State Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, among others. He made his San Francisco Symphony debut in July 2011, appeared with Anne-Sophie Mutter on the Great Performers Series in January 2020, and makes his SF Symphony orchestral series debut with this program.
Müller-Schott not only performs cello concertos from the Baroque to the modern era, but is also keen to discover unknown works and collaborate with the composers of our time. George Alexander Albrecht, André Previn, and Peter Ruzicka have all dedicated cello concertos to him. His discography has been honored with numerous international awards, with an upcoming recording of works by Boccherini, Geminiani, Vivaldi, and Bach on the Orfeo International label.
Müller-Schott received the Aida Stucki Prize from the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation and won first prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians in 1992. He plays the “Ex Shapiro” Matteo Goffriller cello, made in Venice in 1727.
Müller-Schott not only performs cello concertos from the Baroque to the modern era, but is also keen to discover unknown works and collaborate with the composers of our time. George Alexander Albrecht, André Previn, and Peter Ruzicka have all dedicated cello concertos to him. His discography has been honored with numerous international awards, with an upcoming recording of works by Boccherini, Geminiani, Vivaldi, and Bach on the Orfeo International label.
Müller-Schott received the Aida Stucki Prize from the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation and won first prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians in 1992. He plays the “Ex Shapiro” Matteo Goffriller cello, made in Venice in 1727.
