Daniel Jemison

Daniel Jemison is Principal Bassoon with the London Symphony Orchestra and Professor of bassoon at the Guildhall School. He studied music at Clare College, Cambridge before deciding to pursue a career as a bassoonist. He was taught by Sergio Azzolini, Robin O’Neill, Graham Sheen and Ian Denley.
Before joining the LSO, Daniel was Principal Bassoon with English National Opera, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Co-principal Bassoon with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie. Daniel has recorded the Mozart bassoon concerto with the RPO, and can be heard on many film soundtracks, including Harry Potter, Marvel’s Avengers and Star Wars.
When not scraping reeds, Dan enjoys running and trying to catch his dog.