Daniel Bäz was born in Dresden in 1982. He received his first piano lessons at the age of six and began studying the bassoon with Mario Hendel in 1995. During this time, he was awarded first prize and reached the finals of several national competitions. He completed his studies in Cologne under Georg Klütsch, passing his concert examination with distinction.
Following his first permanent post with the Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie in Chemnitz, Daniel Bäz has been 1st Principal Bassoonist with the Dresdner Philharmonie since 2008.
Numerous tours with this orchestra have taken him across much of Europe, to North and South America, and to East Asia. He is also a welcome guest with leading German symphony orchestras such as the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester in Hamburg. As a soloist, he collaborates regularly with the Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Dresden.
Alongside his work with the orchestra and as a soloist, chamber music is particularly close to Daniel Bäz’s heart. He is a founding member of the wind quintet Ménage à cinq, with whom he was awarded a scholarship by the German Music Council in 2007 following their successful participation in the German Music Competition, and took part in the 52nd Federal Selection Concerts for Young Artists.
Daniel Bäz is also very active in the fields of music education and the promotion of young talent, including through the "freakquency – Philharmonie für Familien und Schulen" programme and, since summer 2016, as a lecturer with the German Bundesjugendorchester.