Concertmaster

Danielle Maddon is a Boston-based violinist, well known to New England audiences for her vibrant playing and broad experience as a soloist, concertmaster, recitalist, chamber and orchestral musician. Performing on both modern and period instruments, Ms. Maddon has appeared in venues including Carnegie Hall, Vatican City, and Tokyo’s Suntory Hall, in repertoire spanning four centuries. Critics have hailed her playing as “magnificent,” “stunning,” “masterful,” and “heartfelt”.

As concertmaster and soloist for the New England Philharmonic, she annually performs violin concertos by modern masters as well as premiering new concertos written for her. In May of 2025, Dani and the NEP will give the Boston premier of Roxanna Panufnik's violin concerto, Abraham. She also performs with Boston Baroque, Emmanuel Music, the Boston Pops, the Cantata Singers, and other New England groups.

As founder of the NEP Chamber players, Dani has created and performed programs at venues including the Peabody Essex Museum, The Boston Athenaeum, The Cape Ann Museum and the Boston Children's Museum. Dani graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Texas Christian University.

She holds a Master's in Violin Performance from Ohio University. Her post-graduate studies with Rafael Druian led to full fellowships at both the Tanglewood and LA Philharmonic Institutes where she performed as Concertmaster for conductors including Kurt Masur, Michael Tilson Thomas, Sir Charles Grove and Seiji Ozawa.