Winner of the Springboard Intermediate Concerto in 2013, Daniel Shao has finished his MA studies with Distinction, DipRAM, the Chris Taylor Flute Award and Alumni Development Award for Outstanding Studentship. He studied under Samuel Coles at the Royal Academy of Music, supported by a Countess of Munster Musical Trust award. In 2018, he won the British Flute Society Young Artist Competition 2018.