Archambeau-Dastoor Duo
The Archambeau-Dastoor Duo is composed of Canadian violinist Daniel Dastoor and American cellist Camden Archambeau. The Duo formed at the Perlman Music Program in 2023 and instantly connected through a shared love for chamber music and the challenging and unusual repertoire of violin and cello duos.
Their innovative programs explore the diverse history of the duo form, from two-part inventions to opera fantasies and contemporary works. Always curious, the duo continues to explore and expand the repertoire of violin-cello duos, expanding into folk music and new music. In the 2024-2025 season, they commissioned a new work from Cambridge-based composer Ethan Chaves. They have appeared at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Metropolitan Opera Club, Bowdoin International Music Festival, the Neue Galerie, and St. Luke's, Forest Hills, and numerous private concerts in the Northeast.
Daniel is currently pursuing a Graduate Diploma at the New England Conservatory, where he studies with Donald Weilerstein. Most recently, he completed an Artist Diploma in Chamber Music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Ian Swensen, and completed an Artist Diploma at the Glenn Gould School where he studied with Paul Kantor and Barry Shiffman as a Temerty Fellow.
Camden studies at the Juilliard School, pursuing a master's in the studios of David Finckel, Nina Lee, and Joel Krosnick. He holds a degree in History and German from the Harvard-New England Conservatory Dual Degree program, and has previously studied with Paul Katz, Sieun Lin, and Adam Grabois. He is an assistant conductor and faculty member at Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras.
Daniel performs on the 1700 Taft Stradivari violin, on loan by the Canada Council for the Arts Musical Instrument Bank. He also performs on a 1950 Louis Henri Gillet bow, generously on loan from CANIMEX.
Camden performs on a Becker cello on generous loan from the Colburn Foundation.