Daniel Vnukowski

Concert Pianist #piano. New Classical FM radio host. Artistic Director @collingwoodfest. Speaker #ideacity. Blogger | Sailor.

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Castle views, old stone streets, and the kind of city that makes you slow down a little. Heidelberg felt like stepping into a Romantic-era painting tonight.

#Heidelberg #HeidelbergCastle #Germany #RomanticRoad

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Finally doing the full Lake Como villa tour properly… Bellini writing operas, Liszt arriving with scandal, Verdi escaping society, and somewhere between all that, George Clooney quietly raising property values for the rest of humanity. 🇮🇹🌊🏛️

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Lake Como Part II: Villa Melzi.
The kind of place where composers came for inspiration… and occasionally left with a broken heart, a scandal, or an opera. 🇮🇹🎭🌊

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POV: you finally sit down for lunch in Italy and immediately enter negotiations with the local mafia. 🐦🍝

#Italy #LakeComo #BirdGang #TravelHumour #Meme #ItalianSummer #TravelReels #Comedy #DanPerforms #VacationMode #FunnyAnimals #Como #EuropeanSummer

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Sforza Castle survived wars, invasions, political scandals…

#Milan #SforzaCastle #CastelloSforzesco #Italy #Milano #Renaissance #HistoryFacts #TravelItaly #ItalianHistory #DidYouKnow #TravelReels #EuropeTravel #ArtHistory #HistoricPlaces #Wanderlust #LuxuryTravel

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Still can’t believe this place across Lake Como used to be our music school. Now it just sits there looking like the setting of a Bond film while the rest of us still have PTSD from juries and sight reading. 🇮🇹🎹🌊

#LakeComo #Como #Italy #ClassicalMusic #MusicLife #TravelItaly

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Meanwhile, somewhere between Verdi and an espresso ☕️🎭🇮🇹

#LaScala #Milan #Opera #Nabucco #Verdi #Italy #ClassicalMusic #TravelItaly #OperaNight #TeatroAllaScala #DanPerforms #ClassicalFM #Milano #OperaLife #LuxuryTravel

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Sad to hear of the passing of Ruth Slenczynska. A remarkable life at the keyboard.

I had the privilege of meeting her in her Manhattan flat in 2019 during a concert tour. Grateful for that brief moment with her.

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You’re not just learning pieces, you’re building instincts, and that takes time. Much of what you practice won’t show up right away, until it suddenly does

And don’t just imitate. That’s only the start. Real growth begins when you ask why the music works, and make it your own

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“no one cares about opera or ballet anymore”… but somehow they’re still the backbone of the most powerful moments in film 🎬🤔

These sounds are what make scenes unforgettable. They build tension, emotion, and depth in ways dialogue never could.

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They fooled us for years saying it's Mozart…
but it isn’t 😉🎶
It's an 18th-century German lullaby: “Sleep Little Prince All Is Still” -- brought to me by a listener request!

#NewClassicalFM #ClassicalJukebox #BehindTheScenes #18thCenturyMusic #GermanLullaby #PianoLullaby

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Sneaking in a little holiday magic between breaks...🎹✨
Can you guess the tune?

#NewClassicalFM #ClassicalJukebox #BehindTheScenes #HolidayMusic #ChristmasPiano #JazzPiano

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🌊⛵ Nothing like catching the late-summer breeze with our summer music festival sailing crew! A perfect way to wrap up an incredible season of music, memories, and community.

#CMF2025 #CollingwoodMusicFestival #SailingIntoTheFuture #FestivalCrew

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Reconnecting
🌲💦 #MuskokaMagic

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Throwback to an unforgettable summer of sold-out shows across Ontario with this fabulous five! 🎹🎤🎻🎶
From Rhapsody in Blue to Summertime, these performances brought standing ovations and pure magic.

Can’t wait for version 2.0 of this show — stay tuned!

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Strolling through charming Village Green in Creemore as the Kindred Spirits Orchestra warms up for Symphony in the Stars — a free Collingwood Music Festival concert under the open sky. This was small-town magic at its finest! 🌌🎻🎶🌞

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🎺 Goosebumps moment.
A SOLD-OUT hall, a thunderous standing ovation, and Canadian Brass (with their iconic maple-leaf sneakers) taking a well-earned bow at our inaugural night.
What a way to kick off the season. 💥🎶

@collingwoodfest

#CollingwoodMusicFestival #CanadianBrass

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🎉 We’ve officially raised the flag on Season 6 of the Collingwood Music Festival!
Honoured to be joined by Mayor Yvonne Hamlin (Collingwood), Mayor Doug Measures (Clearview Township) and many other dignitaries and supporters who help bring the arts to life in South Georgian Bay.

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🚢 The Vasa Ship: armed with 64 cannons, royal ambition, and zero people willing to tell the king, “Uh… this might tip.”
It sank 20 minutes into its maiden voyage but after 333 years underwater, it surfaced nearly perfectly preserved.
Now it’s the world’s most majestic shipwreck

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Could this be the classiest Uber in Stockholm?😎

#StockholmMoments
#VintageVibes
#ClassicCarSpotting