Daniel Bonade a French classical clarinetist (his father was also a French clarinetist) and professor of clarinet, was the most influential teacher of classical clarinet of the first generation of American-born professional clarinetists.
The first teacher of Bonade was Ferdinand Capelle in Geneva (first prize Paris conservatoire, later teacher in Lille conservatoire in the north of France) and Henri Lefèvre (Rose student and co-principal at the Paris Opera).
Bonade got the first prize at the Paris conservatoire.

Biography

In 1917, Leopold Stokowski

Stokowski

Stokowski is surname of:* Ferdynand Ignacy Stokowski , a Polish officer* Leopold Anthony Stokowski , a British-born American orchestral conductor** Olga Samaroff Stokowski...

 recruited Daniel Bonade to play in the Philadelphia Orchestra

Philadelphia Orchestra

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. In 1924, Bonade became the first clarinet teacher at the Curtis Institute of Music

Curtis Institute of Music

The Curtis Institute of Music is a conservatory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that offers courses of study leading to a performance Diploma, Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in Opera, and Professional Studies Certificate in Opera. According to statistics compiled by U.S...

, also in Philadelphia.