In this special solo program Daniel McKay presents repertoire from South America and from his latest solo CD 'Suffering and Madness', featuring premiere recordings by some of Australia's most loved and emerging composers alike.

Daniel studied extensively with Australia’s most highly respected guitar pedagogue Timothy Kain, and undertook masterclasses with some of the world's leading guitarists including John Williams, Pavel Steidl and Carlos Bonell. Daniel holds the degrees of Bachelor of Music and Master of Music from the Australian National University.

Active as a soloist and chamber musician, Daniel has toured throughout Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam and Europe, and has recorded for ABC Classics, Tall Poppies and Move Records, in addition to numerous national and international broadcasts. Since 2014 Daniel has been a member of the Melbourne Guitar Quartet. In 2020 the quartet released their fourth CD ‘Blood Oath’, featuring premieres of new works and transcriptions by Arvo Pärt, Robert Davidson, Philip Glass and Pēteris Vasks.

In demand as a teacher, Daniel has taught for most of Australia's major institutions and festivals, and enjoyed many years teaching for Australia’s leading guitar department at the Australian National University, School of Music. Daniel is now on staff at Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, The University of Melbourne.