Biography

Daniel Hogan is a young British conducting talent beginning to establish himself on the international music scene. He has been recognised across the profession as a conductor with enormous potential; a reputation for musical knowledge and musicianship, combined with an empathetic and personable leadership style.

Past highlights have included conducting the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in an Emerging Conductors Showcaseconcert in June 2023, and conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra, in a side-by-side project with the Royal Academy of Music.  In concert, Daniel has also conducted the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra in Olomouc, Czechia, and the Baltic Sea Philharmonic in Tallinn, Estonia and the Järvi Academy Youth Orchestra in Pärnu.

In the 2023/2024 season Daniel has been Assistant Conductor for Opera North’s production of My Fair Lady in Leeds, and Assistant Conductor for the BBC’s 10 Pieces project filmed with the BBC Concert Orchestra and the BBC Singers.  He assisted Andrew Gourlay with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and Christopher Warren-Green with the Philharmonia and Brighton Festival Chorus for a performance of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony in the Royal Albert Hall.   He was engaged as Rehearsal Conductor for the Ulster Youth Orchestra for last summer’s annual tour.   Recently released on Toccata Classics, he was assistant for a commercial recording of Matthew Taylor’s symphonic works with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

Daniel is the founder of the Sinfonia Perdita, a young professional orchestra dedicated to performing neglected repertoire. Their first studio recording has just been released:  Schumann’s Violin Concerto with Laure Chan, recorded at Abbey Road Studios.  In November 2024 they will perform at Smith Square Hall, supported by the Malcolm Arnold Estate.

Other projects in the 2024/2025 season include assisting at the Poznan Opera Orchestra, assisting at Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra for a performance of Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie, and conducting debuts with the Oxford University Orchestra, University of London Symphony Orchestra and Gli Amici della Musica Orchestra in France.

He has worked with a fine list of soloists including Isata Kanneh-Mason, Laure Chan, John Myerscough, So-Ock Kim, Catrin Finch and Thomas Kelly, as well as some of the UK’s most respected composers including Nicola LeFanu, David Matthews and Joseph Horovitz.

Daniel is currently concluding a Professional Diploma in Orchestral Conducting at the Royal Academy of Music with Sian Edwards. He previously received a First Class Honours for his Masters in Orchestral Conducting at the Royal College of Music.

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..