| Daniel Bonade | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 4, 1896 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Died | November 11, 1976 (aged 80) France |
Daniel Bonade (Geneva, April 4, 1896 – Cannes(France) November 11, 1976), a French classical clarinetist (his father was also a French clarinetist) and professor of clarinet, was the most influential teacher of classical clarinet of the first generation of American-born professional clarinetists.[1] The first teacher of Bonade was Ferdinand Capelle in Geneva (first prize Paris conservatoire, later teacher in Lille conservatoire in the north of France) and Henri Lefèvre (Rose student and co-principal at the Paris Opera). Bonade got the first prize at the Paris conservatoire.
In 1917, Leopold Stokowski recruited Daniel Bonade to play in the Philadelphia Orchestra. In 1924, Bonade became the first clarinet teacher at the Curtis Institute of Music, also in Philadelphia.