Daniel Zaretsky graduated from the Leningrad Conservatoire as an
organist (class of Professor Nina Ivanovna Oksentian) and as a pianist
(class of Professor Eduard Bazanov) in addition to completing
a post-graduate degree at the Kazan State Conservatoire where he
studied under Professor Rubin Kabirovich Abdullin and studying at
the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki (class of Professor Kari Jussila).
Has taken part in master classes given by such outstanding Western European
organists as Guy Bovet, Jean Guillou, Marie-Claire Alain, Harald Vogel, Ludger
Lohmann, Piet Kee, Jon Laukvik and Sigmund Satmari among others.
Prize-winner at the All-Russian Open Competition of
Organists (1991, 1>sup>st prize) and the International
Competition of Organists in Germany as well as being a diploma
recipient at international organ competitions in Italy and Finland.
Has performed in recital since 1986. Has appeared at the most
prestigious concert venues of the former USSR. Frequently performs
in countries throughout Europe and the USA, Israel, Australia and
South America.
Has recorded seven CDs. Jury member at several prestigious
international competitions in Russia, Poland, Germany, France, Spain,
Italy, Luxembourg and Canada.
From 1997 to 2007 he was organist at the St Petersburg Academic
Shostakovich Philharmonic. From 2002 to 2007 he was an assistant professor
at the Nizhny Novgorod State Glinka Conservatoire (organ class).
From 2006 he was a professor of the Department of Organ,
Harpsichord and Carillon of the Faculty of Arts of
the St Petersburg State University, from 2007 he was
a senior lecturer and since 2011 he has been head of the Faculty
of Organ and Harpsichord at the St Petersburg State Rimsky-Korsakov
Conservatoire. Many of Daniel Zaretsky’s students have been prize-winners at
international and all-Russian competitions.
The musician has been awarded the title of Honoured Artist of
Russia.