Daniel Overly

Daniel Overly has built an exceptionally versatile career as a pianist, chamber musician, and vocal coach, making him a sought-after artist in prominent musical circles. He is currently serving as a rehearsal pianist for The Cleveland Orchestra, collaborating closely with The Cleveland Orchestra Choruses, conductors, and guest artists. He also performs regularly as a chamber musician across the United States and Europe, working with members of The Cleveland Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Vienna State Opera, and the Vienna Philharmonic, among others.

 As rehearsal pianist, Overly has assisted Franz Welser-Möst in preparing a wide range of operas and oratorios, including Bach’s St. John Passion, Mozart’s Requiem and The Magic Flute, Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West, Schubert’s Mass in E-flat, Stravinsky’s Threni, Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, and Verdi’s Otello and Requiem. He is also at home in the world of contemporary music, having assisted John Adams with El Niño, Thomas Adès with America: A Prophecy, George Benjamin with Dream of the Song, and performed Eric Whitacre’s The Sacred Veil with the composer conducting. His recent and upcoming engagements include a tour with violinist Andrew Sords, the complete Brahms violin sonata cycle with Stephen Tavani, Schubert's Die schöne Müllerin with James Reese, and frequent chamber music performances
with members of The Cleveland Orchestra.

 A passionate educator, Overly has served on the collaborative piano and vocal coaching faculties of the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and was Collaborative Piano Fellow at the Yale School of Music. He was a three-time fellow of the Tanglewood Music Center, where he participated in numerous performances of songs, chamber music, and contemporary works. Overly was a Fulbright Scholar and studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and the Cleveland Institute of Music.