Daniel Hoffmann, born and raised in Bavaria Germany, delivered his first performance as a soloist at the age of eight, playing Antonio Vilvaldi‘s C major concerto with the Hof Symphony Orchestra.
At the age of 17, Daniel decided to move to Berlin by himself, in order to visit the Carl Philip Emanuel Bach music college. After graduating in 2008 and studying as a external student with Prof. Michael Sanderling, he started studying at the "Munich University for Music and Performing Arts" with Prof. Wen-Sinn Yang and later Prof. Peter Hörr at the "Leipzig University of Music and Theatre". After his diploma examinations in 2015, he got accepted to play with the Konzerthaus Orchestra Berlin, where he is still currently employed. Furthermore he played with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra for several times.
While continuing his studies, he won the first prize at the German competition "Jugend Musiziert" and went on to receive scholarships from major foundations such as "Freunde junger Musiker" and "Oscar und Vera Ritter Stiftung". He has collaborated He has additionally benefited from major artistic advice from Steven Isserlis, Janos Starker, Natalia Gutman and Wolfgang Boettcher.