Daniel Getz joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra viola section at the start of the 2013–14 subscription season, and joined the NEC Preparatory School faculty the following year.
Raised in Bethesda, Maryland, Getz began studying violin at age eight and switched to the viola at sixteen. In 2011 he received his bachelor of music degree from New England Conservatory, where he was a student of Kim Kashkashian and recipient of a Presidential Scholarship. He earned his master of music degree at the Juilliard School in 2013 as a student of Heidi Castleman and Robert Vernon.
Getz has performed the Bartók, Walton, and Stamitz viola concertos as a soloist with various orchestras in his hometown. He also frequently performs chamber music concerts in the Greater Boston area and in the Berkshires with other members of the BSO. Prior to joining the BSO, Getz performed as a substitute with the orchestra as well as with the New York Philharmonic. He has participated in the Tanglewood Music Center, Aspen Music Festival, Kneisel Hall, and the Perlman Music Program.
B.M., NEC; M.M., The Juilliard School. Studies with Kim Kashkashian, Heidi Castleman, Robert Vernon.
Photo by Marco Borggreve, courtesy BSO