Daniel Ramjattan

Daniel Ramjattan is rapidly emerging as an ambassador for the classical guitar in Canada, having premiered dozens of solo and chamber works for guitar. He has given recitals in Vienna, Austria, Italy, and various locations across Canada, the United States, and Japan, and has received an array of top prizes in provincial and national solo guitar competitions, as well as placing as a finalist in the Hamilton and Montreal International Guitar Competitions.

His debut studio album, "Inspirations: New Works for Solo Guitar", features his interpretation of six new works by Canadian guitar composers, including three world premiere recordings, and is available on all streaming platforms as well as in physical copies. It was featured as Record of the Week CBC Radio's "In Concert on Demand with Paolo Pietropaolo" in March 2022. WholeNote Magazine also described his playing as "beautiful and clean".

Daniel's past teachers include Jeffrey McFadden, Patrick Roux, and Bruce Holzman, and he has taken extensive lessons with Denis Azabagic and Lorenzo Micheli as well. He has performed in masterclass for some of the greatest classical guitarists in the world, including Judicael Perroy, Fabio Zanon, Sergio Assad, Pavel Steidl, and many others.

Daniel is a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) candidate at the University of Toronto, where he recently completed his dissertation on music performance anxiety, defending it in August 2022. He is active as a performance coach and has given guest lectures on this topic at McGill University, the University of Toronto, Memorial University, Mount Royal University, and others. He is the classical guitar instructor at Wilfrid Laurier University's Faculty of Music, where he will also teach a course on music performance anxiety in Fall 2022. He maintains an active solo and chamber concert schedule.

Daniel's past students have received several first prizes in local competitions, as well as the Ontario Music Festivals Association Provincial guitar competition, and attend Bachelor's and Master's programs in performance across Canada. He is a certified teacher with the Royal Conservatory of Music.