Biography
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.
The 2025/26 season sees Daniel conduct the London Symphony Orchestra, having been selected to be one of the 20 finalists for the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition. Daniel will also return to the St Endellion Easter Festival Orchestra and the University of London Symphony Orchestra, following successful debuts last year.
His 2024/25 season also saw several successful debuts, including with the 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.
a musician of real stature, depth of knowledge, insight and understanding. But of equal importance are the levels of respect and affection which he commands from orchestral musicians of all ages, remarkable and , I feel almost unprecedented for a conductor still in his twenties. This is because players sense that they are working with a musician of sincerity, integrity and a maturity well beyond his years.
— Matthew Taylor, composer
“Mr. Hogan drew some really soul-stirring sounds from the players… and his energetic style of conducting was clearly much appreciated by the orchestra. No one has replaced the late Richard Hickox as a champion of British music but on this showing, perhaps in a few years, Mr. Hogan may take his place.”
— Paul Jackson, British Music Society, November 2021
performed by Daniel Hogan with a smile. With his very energetic commitment, he ensured that the entire orchestra played with enthusiasm and vitality. Conducting flows through his whole body and he communicates with all instrument sections across the orchestra. Hogan's performance was one of the most outstanding of the entire evening
— Filip Rabenseifner, KlasikaPlus.cz, September 2023
Your performance showed a palpable love for the repertoire, a deep respect for and appreciation of the musicians, and the culmination of a great deal of care and effort.
- Christopher Seaman, conductor