Daniel is an eighth grader from Ann Arbor, Michigan. He started playing piano at the age of seven. He won first prizes in the 2021, 2022, and 2025 Golden Classical Music Competitions and 2024 American Protégé. He also performed at Carnegie Hall. He loves music, participates actively in his school orchestra, and plays the violin. Besides music, he also likes sports and plays soccer at Liverpool International Academy MI.
Watch Daniel Ashida perform Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major (3rd Movement) by W. A. Mozart on the piano for the 2026 Summer Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.