Daniel is the Associate Conductor of Northern Ballet. He has embarked on UK tours of ballets by David Nixon CBE, Christopher Gable CBE & Massimo Moricone, Cathy Marston, Kenneth Tindall, Drew McOnie, Daniel de Andrade & Jean-Christophe Maillot.

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Daniel is a regular Guest Conductor for English National Ballet. He has conducted The Nutcracker, Swan Lake & Giselle at London Coliseum, Akram Khan MBE's Creature at Sadler's Wells, and Christopher Wheeldon OBE’s Cinderella-In-The-Round at the Royal Albert Hall.

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He has worked extensively with Scottish Ballet, most notably for Helen Pickett’s critically acclaimed ballet, The Crucible. Daniel has conducted performances in both the UK and USA (including at the Kennedy Center, Washington DC), as well as recording Peter Salem’s score for commercial release. Daniel has also conducted tours of Cinderella, The Snow Queen & Cinders, all choreographed by Artistic Director, Christopher Hampson CBE.

Daniel recently conducted Cape Town City Ballet’s 90th Anniversary Gala, featuring the Cape Town Philharmonic and guest dancers from The Royal Ballet, Joburg Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Northern Ballet & Czech National Ballet.

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Daniel Parkinson & Friends was originally founded during the Covid pandemic to raise money for the UK charity, Help Musicians. As the world adjusted to life with social distancing in the aftermath of lockdown, Daniel brought together a group of friends to make a recording of Copland’s Appalachian Spring Suite (Version for 13 Instruments). Four years on, Daniel is continuing his passion project with a new EP, An American in Paris. The ensemble’s recording of George Gershwin’s jazz-inspired tone poem (arr. for chamber ensemble by Iain Farrington) and Promenade - Walking the Dog (arr. for chamber ensemble by James Batty) is now available on all major streaming platforms. 

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In 2024, Daniel and the BBC Concert Orchestra recorded six commissioned works for Series 3 of the BBC’s Music & Meditation Podcast. The series has had over two million listens on BBC Sounds and has been heavily featured on BBC Radio 3. 

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Future engagements include performances of The Nutcracker for Scottish Ballet, New York City Ballet & English National Ballet. In addition, Daniel will conduct the BBC Concert Orchestra in a special, dance themed episode of Friday Night is Music Night. The concert, to be recorded at Alexandra Palace in front of a live studio audience, will be subsequently broadcast on BBC Radio 3. 

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Daniel has also worked with Birmingham Royal Ballet, Sir Matthew Bourne's New Adventures & Manchester Camerata. He studied Orchestral Conducting at the Royal Northern College of Music with Clark Rundell and Mark Heron.