Daniel Hensel

First guitar lessons at the age of seven at Michael Winderling, according to first piano lessons at the age of twelve accomplished by Johann Baumann, from 1993 until 1994 piano lessons at Gerhard Schaubach, first attempts in composition. 

Horst Werner my school teacher in music suggested the possibility of studying at Dr. Hoch´s Conservatory in Francfort\ Main. I agreed with that.

From 1994-1999 student of Gerhard Schedl in composition, counterpoint, harmony, basso continuo, and instrumentation in the so-called "amateur department" at Dr. Hoch´s Conservatory Francfort\ Main.

Besides that piano studies at Wolfgang Hess and Norbert Brecht, flute studies at Annegret Lucke at Dr. Hoch´s Conservatory in Francfort\ Main.

1997 diploma from German secondary school qualifying for university admission or matriculation at Wolfgang Ernst School Buedingen

1998-99 university preparation class in composition at Gerhard Schedl

1999 entrance examination at Prof. Heinz Winbeck Hochschule für Musik Wuerzburg

From winter term 99\ 00 until winter term 02\03 student of composition at Heinz Winbeck Hochschule für Musik Wuerzburg

2001 intermediate diploma in the main subject composition at Prof. Heinz Winbeck

2003 first meeting with Moritz Eggert

Summer term 2003 change over to Prof. Manfred Trojahn at Robert Schumann Hochschule Duesseldorf

11.2003 Guest of Prof.Wolfgang Rihm and in collaboration with Justus Frantz

27.01.04 Examination passed with distinction

From winter term 04\05 on studies at Prof. Michael Obst in post-graduate studies at HfM Weimar

On November 3rd, 2005 at 03:10 p.m. I married Mrs. Dorota Ewa Hensel (born Nowicka).

From winter term 2005 on to summer term 2008 studies in the masterclass of Prof. Heinz Winbeck at the HfM-Wuerzburg

Private studies at Joachim F.W. Schneider

12.25.08 birth of my daughter Anna-Maximiliane Geraldine

June 2010 cooperation with the Viennese publishing company Musikverlag Doblinger, publishing the string sextet op.20, "Klärchen´s Song"

Doctorate in music sciences at "Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst" Francfort, Main, under Prof. Dr. Peter Ackermann. Title of the dissertation: "From unity to a plurality or "the lust for subjectivity" - the music of Gerhard Schedl"

2011 start of a cooperation with the German filmmaker Edgar Reitz and begin composing the „Cardillac-Suite“ for Edgar Reitz‘ movie: „Cardillac“.

April 1st 2011:Publication of "Wilhelm Friedemann Bach - Epigone oder Originalgenie, verquere Erscheinung oder grosser Komponist?" at ibidem