An innate communicator with contagious charisma and a natural affinity for languages, Italian-Venezuelan conductor Daniel López Piepoli was born and raised musically in El Sistema, with an artistry portrayed by remarkable vivacity, sensivity and enthusiasm that led him to perform with several orchestras in Venezuela, Italy, France, Romania and Bulgaria, besides winning a 3rd prize in the New York Classical Music Competition and becoming Semifinalist in the 2nd Italian Conducting Competition.