Daniel Phillips enjoys a versatile career as an established chamber musician, solo artist, and teacher. Born into a musical family, Mr. Phillips began his violin studies with his father Eugene Phillips, a composer and former violinist with the Pittsburgh Symphony. He continued his professional training at the Juilliard School with Ivan Galamian and Sally Thomas, and has worked extensively with and served as teaching assistant to Sándor Végh.

As a winner of the prestigious Young Concert Artists International Auditions, he gave acclaimed debuts at the 92nd Street Y and at Alice Tully Hall in New York City. Mr. Phillips has performed as soloist with many of the country's leading symphonies, including Pittsburgh, Houston, New Jersey, Phoenix and San Antonio, as well as the Bern Symphony Orchestra of Switzerland. He is a veteran of the Marlboro Music Festival and a past participant at the Lockenhaus Kammermusikfest. He has also toured and recorded in a string quartet, for Sony, with Gidon Kremer, Kim Kashkashian, and Yo-Yo Ma. His other recording can be heard on the Nonesuch, Bridge, and Musical Heritage labels.

Mr. Phillips is co-founder of the acclaimed Orion String Quartet, which serves as resident quartet of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Daniel Phillips is Professor of Violin at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. He lives with his wife, flutist Tara Helen O'Connor, on New York City's Upper West Side.