Violinist, conductor and teacher. His work is characterized by collaboration with many distinguished personalities of the musical world, orchestras and chamber ensembles, as well as with non-professional musicians and singers.
He studied the violin playing and conducting at the Ostrava Conservatory and at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Bratislava. He participated in conducting master classes with K. Österreicher, a course of choral conducting with J. Wierszyłowski and postgraduate study with B. Warchal. Having finished his studies he assumed the position of concertmaster in the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra and in the Orchestra of the Slovak National Theatre. In the period 1985–2024 he was the concertmaster of the Slovak Philharmonic, since 2001 he has been the artistic leader of the Slovak Chamber Orchestra.
As a soloist and conductor he has presented himself onstage in many European countries and overseas (Japan, Korea, Egypt, Panama, Brazil, U.S.A.). For a long time he has collaborated with the São Paulo Municipal Symphony Orchestra, Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra, Akita Chamber Orchestra, Tokyo Harmonia Chamber Orchestra, has appeared with Klang Verwaltung München, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, Osaka Symphoniker, Sakata Philharmony, Slovak Philharmonic, Prague Philharmonia, Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga, Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava and others. He was the principal guest conductor of the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra in the period 2008–2014.
In addition to his conducting and solo activities the artist has a wealth experience in chamber music; he was the first violinist of the Slovak Quartet since 1986, he is a co-founder of the Slovak Piano Trio, a viola player in Kubín Quartet, he was a member of the Musica aeterna ensemble for several years, and was the artistic leader of Cappella Istropolitana in 1992–1996. Ewald Danel has participated in various projects as a member of chamber ensembles in Slovakia and abroad. He is a holder of the Sebastian Award for an outstanding contribution to the legacy of the work of J. S. Bach, the award Cieszynit uznania for dissemination of a good name of the region of Silesia, and Ján Cikker Prize.
He has been active as a teacher at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Bratislava and at the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica. He was a visiting professor at Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music in Nagoya, Japan, for six years.
As the artistic leader of the Slovak Chamber Orchestra he initiated concerts Hommage à Bohdal Warchal, the concert cycle Music in Temples, Concerts Without Barriers, Concerts Without Applause, as well as the origination of new compositions and other extraordinary projects. Since 2004, when the centenary of A. Dvořák’s death was commemorated, he has presented Dvořák’s Biblical Songs in choral unison for several times. They also sounded at Pohoda 2018 festival, in the latest season in Ostrava and Bratislava, always with the participation of 250 singers. An important part of his artistic activities is a purposeful longtime collaboration with various church and amateur singing choirs and music ensembles, in the role of a conductor, organizer and composer of sacred music.