Born in Mexico City, Daniel Ramírez is a specialist in period oboes, dedicated to the historically informed performance of music from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. His career spans solo, chamber, and orchestral work, with a particular passion for chamber music.
He began his oboe studies with Boris Glouzman, Rafael Tamez, and Miguel Salazar. In 2007, he was appointed principal oboe of the Carlos Chávez Youth Symphony Orchestra and, later that year, joined the Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra as assistant oboe and English horn. He also performed regularly with the Minería Symphony Orchestra.
In 2008, Daniel moved to Barcelona to specialize in historical oboes under the guidance of Alfredo Bernardini and Xavier Blanch at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC) and with Josep Domènech at the Isaac Albéniz Conservatory in Girona. He earned his bachelor’s degree from ESMUC in 2013 and continued his studies at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, where he completed a master’s degree under Alfredo Bernardini in 2015. As an active performer in the field of early music, he has collaborated with internationally acclaimed ensembles, including Concerto Copenhagen, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Choir, Orquestra Barroca Catalana, Wrocław Baroque Orchestra, Vespres d’Arnadí, La Tempestad, Finnish Baroque Orchestra, Ensemble Zefiro, Ensemble Matheus, Il Pomo d’Oro, La Folia Barockorchester, and Holland Baroque, among others.
Since 2022, he has been a member of Pérgamo Ensemble, furthering his dedication to historically informed performance and chamber music. Throughout his career, he has received artistic guidance from distinguished musicians such as Joseph Shalita, Lorenzo Coppola, Sigiswald Kuijken, Paolo Grazzi, Alberto Grazzi, Frank de Bruine, and Marcel Ponseele.
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