Mr. Daisuke Iida, born in 1983 in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, is an internationally active Baroque musician of Chinese heritage. He is a member of the Japan-China Cultural Exchange Association and serves as the artistic director of Handel Collegium, City Baroque, and Choir, as well as the Early Music Society of Taiwan, Early Music Society of Bangkok, and Asia Arts International Exchange Committee. His mission is to promote Baroque music across Asia and internationally. Under his direction, Handel Collegium has gained global recognition, becoming one of Asia’s leading Baroque orchestras, known for its passion and skill in training young musicians.

In Hong Kong, he was a principal second violinist in Handel’s "Messiah" with Jonathan Cohen and led Hong Kong’s first historically-informed Baroque performance. He has also collaborated with Die Konzertisten at St. John’s Cathedral and received an invitation from The Chinese University of Hong Kong to perform at Chung Chi College Chapel.

In Taiwan, he was invited as guest conductor for Early Music Carousel Taiwan (2016) and led a Baroque masterclass at National Sun Yat-sen University (2017). His achievements in historical performance techniques have been widely praised.

In Russia, he was the first Japanese guest conductor of the Northern and Southern Arkhangelsk Chamber Orchestras, receiving a standing ovation and high praise from local media. He appears regularly as a guest conductor for the Orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum, having performed with the Tchaikovsky St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra and Youth Symphony Orchestra of St. Petersburg.

After graduating from Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku High School, he studied in London’s Guildhall Conservatory under Gerhard Schmidt (Vienna Philharmonic) and Oliver Webber (London Handel Players). He later earned a College Diploma from Toho Gakuen School of Music and continued graduate studies at Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Early Music, where he trained under world-leading Baroque professors.

He performed Bach’s Cantatas and St. John Passion with Masaaki Suzuki (Bach Collegium Japan) and Telemann’s concertos with Hidemi Suzuki (Orchestra Libera Classica). While at Tokyo University of the Arts, he founded His Baroque Academy, training music students and professional musicians from institutions like Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo College of Music, Toho Gakuen School of Music, Musashino Academia Musicae, Senzoku Gakuen School of Music, Kunitachi College of Music, Nihon University College of Arts, Ueno Gakuen, Toho College of Music, and Doshisha Women’s College.

His teaching philosophy emphasizes connecting harmony with historical performance methods, ensuring that musicians interpret Baroque and Classical music authentically, even without Baroque instruments. He studied violin with Kaname Miyashita (Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra) and Natsumi Wakamatsu (Bach Collegium Japan), as well as ensemble and basso continuo with Yoshio Watanabe (fortepiano), Masahiro Arita (traverso), Hidemi Suzuki (Baroque cello), and Masaaki Suzuki (organ). He trained in Russian conducting techniques with Alexander Polishchuk (Mariinsky Theatre, Royal Opera House) and Masao Kai (Musashino Academia Musicae).

With over 200 concerts, his repertoire includes G. F. Handel (specializing in instrumental works), H. Purcell, A. Corelli, A. Vivaldi, Lully, Couperin, and J. S. Bach. His artistic vision remains dedicated to introducing audiences worldwide to the enchantment of Baroque music.