Daniel Hogan
Described as a ‘musician of sincerity, integrity and a maturity well beyond his years’, Daniel Hogan is a young British conductor recognised for his enormous potential; a reputation for musical knowledge and musicianship, combined with an empathetic and personable leadership style.
The 2025/26 season saw Daniel conduct the London Symphony Orchestra in the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition. Following on from the competition, he featured in the documentary ‘Making a Maestro’ on Sky Arts. Daniel returned to the St Endellion Easter Festival Orchestra and the University of London Symphony Orchestra, following acclaimed debuts.
Past highlights include conducting the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in an Emerging Conductors Showcase concert, conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and working as Assistant Conductor for Opera North’s production of My Fair Lady in Leeds. Daniel 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 Symphony No.9 in the Royal Albert Hall.
Daniel founded the Sinfonia Perdita, a young professional orchestra dedicated to performing neglected repertoire. Their first studio recording has recently been released: Schumann’s Violin Concerto.
He was engaged as Rehearsal Conductor for the Ulster Youth Orchestra for their 2023 Summer Tour, and was 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. 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.
