Risk-taking, rigour and radicalism – Daniel Harding is an exciting prospect for Los Angeles Also, happy 125th to the Wigmore Hall, and, the vivid soundworld of 16th-century Spain The Guardian - UK · May 27
Los Angeles Philharmonic announces Daniel Harding as next music director The British-born maestro will replace Gustavo Dudamel as the orchestra’s chief conductor The Guardian - UK · May 26
British conductor and Air France pilot Daniel Harding selected as LA Phil successor The LA Phil is transitioning from the Gustavo Dudamel era, who transformed the orchestra during his tenure starting in 2009 and will depart this summer for the New York Philharmonic The Independent UK · May 26
Sibelius and Barber: Violin Concertos album review – Renaud Capuçon’s golden-toned glamour The violinist’s golden-toned playing and meaty interpretations are matched by an orchestra that packs plenty of punch under Daniel Harding The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2025
The week in classical: The Flying Dutchman; LSO/Harding, Trifonov; The Marriage of Figaro – review Grand Theatre Leeds; Barbican; Coliseum, LondonAs funding cuts start to bite, Opera North’s forces pull together in an asylum-themed take on Wagner The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025
LSO/Harding/Trifonov review – nuanced and individual Schumann, then propulsive Mahler Making a much-anticipated London appearance, Daniil Trifonov balanced lyricism and vigour in Schumann. Daniel Harding’s well-judged account of Mahler 7 caught the symphony’s sense of impending disintegration The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025
Classical home listening: The Planets from Daniel Harding and the BRSO; Sean Shibe and Karim Sulayman The British conductor and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra record a revelatory performance of Holst’s ‘mood pictures’, while the guitarist-tenor duo cross continents and genres on the atmospheric Broken Branches The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2023
Daniel Harding pilots to new post as music director in Rome British conductor Daniel Harding has been named music director of Rome’s Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, starting in the fall of 2024 The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/ Harding review – gorgeous Mahler with expressionist edge Daniel Harding led a modernist interpretation of Mahler’s Ninth full of fierce drama, eloquence and intensity, in the orchestra’s thrilling return to this hall The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022
‘It’s OK to take risks in concerts because there it’s safe to do so’: Conductor Daniel Harding on his double life as an airline pilot He’s been on the podium with the world’s leading orchestras but, he says, his new parallel career flying for Air France has taught him things he never learned in 30 years of music making The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2022
Six in ten LGBTQ+ adults think life would be 'easier' if they were straight, claims poll Author Daniel Harding, whose book 'Gay Man Talking' is available now, is encouraging Brits to have more discussions about their sexuality Daily Mirror · Oct 30, 2022