Daniel Hogan

United Kingdom

Described as a ‘musician of sincerity, integrity and a maturity well beyond his years’, Daniel Hogan is a 28-year-old British conductor recognised for his enormous potential; a reputation for musical knowledge and musicianship, combined with an empathetic and personable leadership style.

His 2024/25 season saw several successful debuts, including with the St Endellion Easter Festival Orchestra, University of London Symphony Orchestra and Oxford University Orchestra, as well as acting as an Assistant Conductor for the Poznan Opera, Poland.

Past highlights have included conducting the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in an Emerging Conductors Showcase concert in June 2023, conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra for a side-by-side project with the Royal Academy of Music and working as Assistant Conductor for Opera North’s production of My Fair Lady in Leeds. In concert, Daniel has also conducted the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra in Olomouc, Czechia, Baltic Sea Philharmonic in Tallinn, Estonia and the Järvi Academy Youth Orchestra in Pärnu, Estonia.

He has previously assisted Andrew Gourlay with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and Christopher Warren-Green with the Philharmonia for a performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in the Royal Albert Hall. He was also Assistant Conductor for a commercial recording of Matthew Taylor’s symphonic works with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, recently released on Toccata Classics.

Daniel is the founder of the Sinfonia Perdita, a young professional orchestra dedicated to performing neglected repertoire. Their first studio recording has recently been released: Schumann’s Violin Concerto with Laure Chan, recorded at Abbey Road Studios.

Popular with non-professional orchestras, he is currently Music Director for the Winchester Symphony Orchestra, Bath Symphony Orchestra, Kings College London University Orchestra, Wessex Sinfonietta, Chorleywood Orchestra and Kew Sinfonia. He was engaged as Rehearsal Conductor for the Ulster Youth Orchestra for their 2023 Summer Tour, and was also recently a guest conductor for the Hertfordshire County Youth Orchestra.

Daniel recently received a Distinction for his Professional Diploma in Orchestral Conducting at the Royal Academy of Music, studying with Sian Edwards. He previously received a First Class Honours for his Masters in Orchestral Conducting at the Royal College of Music, studying with Toby Purser, Peter Stark and Howard Williams. He has studied at the Järvi Conducting Academy, with Paavo, Neeme and Kristian Järvi and benefitted from tuition and masterclasses with Martyn Brabbins, Sakari Oramo, Vasily Petrenko, Edward Gardner, Rafael Payare, Sir Mark Elder, Jac van Steen, Tomáš Netopil and Sir Antonio Pappano.

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