Bio

Daniil Rumiantsev was born in Russia in Novomoskovsk town, where he

began playing the flute at the age of 6. He continued his studies at Gnesin's

Special Music School in Moscow.

Since 2019, Daniil has been studying at the FHNW Academy of Music (Basel,

Switzerland) with Professor Felix Renggli.

Daniil is a laureate of more than 20 international music competitions in

Russia, Serbia, Italy, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Croatia, Bulgaria, Hong Kong,

and Switzerland. In 2021 and 2023, Daniil Rumiantsev won the FHNW Basel

Music Academy competition and performed a solo program with

Sinfonieorchester Basel. In 2024, Daniil became the winner of The Kiefer

Hablitzel │Göhner Music Prize. In 2025, he won the First Prize in Tinka Muradori

International Flute Competition (Split, Croatia), as well as the Special Prize for

Best performance of a Croatian composition.

Daniil Rumiantsev is a scholarship holder of various charitable foundations

in Russia and abroad, and has also participated in numerous festivals, such as

the International Festival "Moscow meets Friends, the Salzburg Festival 2023,

Young Euro Classic Festival in Berlin, performing both with a solo program and

as part of an orchestra.

During his studies in Russia and abroad, he gained extensive experience in

orchestral practice.

In 2016, he was a member of the Verbier Festival Youth Orchestra (VFO). In

2023, he became a member of the European Youth Orchestra Gustav Mahler

(GMJO).