Daniel Hamin Go

Biography supplied for the 2024 competition.

The first time Daniel Hamin Go picked up the cello, he was 12.

As he drew the bow across the open C string, the cello’s vibrations resonated throughout his entire body. He remembers being moved and filled with light - a light that has guided his desire to explore the truth that lies in life, in music, and in himself. It’s the light that fuels his need to connect with audiences and to share interpretations that demand a full commitment to emotional expression - and it’s what’s propelling his international career as a soloist and chamber musician.

Go has performed across three continents, making appearances at the Berliner Philharmonie, Cadogan, Carnegie Hall, Flagey Studios, and Konzerthaus Berlin. As an avid chamber musician, Go’s partners include Jonathan Biss, Glenn Dicterow, Miriam Fried, David Geber, Ida Kavafian, Richard O’Neill, Daniel Philips, Rachel Podger, Fazil Say, and Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden, appearing at festivals including Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival, IMS Prussia Cove, Kronberg Academy, Krzyzowa Music, Tsinandali Festival, and Yellow Barn.
Go’s 24-25 season includes appearances at Big Lake Arts, Caledon Music Festival, Kallos Chamber Music Series, Music & Beyond, and a western-Canada tour with Debut Atlantic. In 2025, Go is looking forward to recording his debut album, RESILIENCE, with the generous support of Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Arts Council.

Go’s education took place in five countries with mentors including Julia Lichten, David Geber, Steven Isserlis, Garry Hoffman, Nicolas Altstaedt, Ferenc Rados, and Rita Wagner. Go is an alumnus of the Royal Conservatory of Music, Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, Royal Academy of Music, Hochschule für Musik 'Hanns Eisler' Berlin, and the Manhattan School of Music.

Go performs on a cello made by Antonio & Rafaelle Gagliano, Naples ca. 1830, generously on loan by CANIMEX INC., from Drummondville (Quebec), Canada.