Of French-Hungarian-Israeli family background, Sydney-born Daniel Weltlinger is one of the world’s great violinists and composers and is highly acclaimed for his distinctive sound and improvisational approach in the genres of Gypsy-swing, jazz, klezmer and experimental/free-improvised music. He is frequently in demand as a solo recording/performance artist with some of Australia's top musicians in a variety of different formats and is highly sought after both nationally and internationally for his technical and musical mastery on his main instrument having performed and recorded in Australia, Europe, China, the US and Israel with a host of acclaimed artists and ensembles including Monsieur Camembert, Nadya and her 101 Candles Orkestra, German-Gypsy guitar legend Lulo Reinhardt and Israeli singer-songwriter Miki Gavrielov and Swing de Gitanes amongst many others. His main Australian-based projects ‘Zohar’s Nigun’ and ‘The Asthmatix’ brilliantly fuse Jewish themes and Kabbalistic-inspired improvisation within the respective contemporary frameworks of Jazz and Hip-Hop, both groups slated to release their debut albums in late 2011.

Daniel is endorsed by a number of top international companies including Danish microphone producer DPA microphones, Scottish-based Skyinbow acoustic pickups, US-based Saga instruments and the Australian branch of French multinational bank BNP Paribas - who recently commissioned him to record an album dedicated to the music of French-Gypsy composer Django Reinhardt. This album is slated for release in September 2011. Daniel also composes with producer Bruce Maginnis for the international production music library houses Audio Network and Fable, and teaches Classical and Contemporary violin at Australian Institute of Music.

Artists and ensembles Daniel has performed and/or recorded with have included:

Lulo Reinhardt
Nadya and her 101 Candles Orkestra
Monsieur Camembert
Joaquin Amenabar
Fuego Lento
Ian and Nigel Date
Edouard Bronson
Phillipe Witwer
I Gitanos
Mike and Moro Reinhardt
Samson Shmitt
Young Hot Club de Koblenz
Diego Reinhardt
Menino
Miki Gavrielov
Swing de Gitanes
Itamar Erez
Sangeet Mishna
Karsten Troike
Alexey Krupsky
Kevin Davy
Slava Grigoryan
Joseph Tawadros
Bobby Singh
Al Slavik
Oscar Jiminez
Reuben Derrick
Chris Tanner
Ewan Mackenzie
Clayton Thomas
Clare Cooper
Neill Duncan
Darren Moore
Adam Sussman
Matt Earle
Phil Slater
Leo Bonne
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Australian Youth Orchestra
STC Actor’s Company
Belvoir Street Theatre Company
Theatre Of Image
Aerialise
Mic Conway’s National Junk Band
On The Stoop
Waiting For Guinness
The Jews Brothers
Peppermint T
Glass
Doch Gypsy Orchestra