Daniel Parkinson

Daniel is the Associate Conductor of Northern Ballet. Since joining the company in 2016, he has embarked on national tours of ballets by David Nixon CBE, Cathy Marston, Kenneth Tindall, Drew McOnie, Daniel de Andrade & Jean-Christophe Maillot.
Daniel is a regular Guest Conductor for English National Ballet. He has conducted both The Nutcracker and Swan Lake at London Coliseum, and will open Akram Khan's Creature at Sadler's Wells in 2023. Daniel has has also worked with Birmingham Royal Ballet, Scottish Ballet, the BBC Concert Orchestra and Manchester Camerata.
In 2020, Daniel brought together a group of friends to record Copland’s Appalachian Spring Suite in aid of Help Musicians. A Simple Gift is available on all major streaming platforms.
Daniel studied Orchestral Conducting at the Royal Northern College of Music with Clark Rundell and Mark Heron.