The New York-based guitarist Daniel Lippel is active as a soloist, chamber musician, and recording artist. His guitar repertoire spans the field from transcriptions of Bach to tours with the indie rock band Mice Parade, but he is best known for an innovative approach to contemporary classical music.

Lippel is a regular member of ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble), and Flexible Music, having performed with these ensembles all over the world. He is known for close collaboration with composers; he has commissioned and premiered over fifty solo and chamber works by established and emerging composers, many of which he has recorded on his independent label, New Focus Recordings. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.