Daniel Hyde Conductor & Organist

Daniel Hyde has been Director of Music at King’s College, Cambridge since 2019. As well as directing the world-famous Choir in the College Chapel, he regularly conducts concerts and broadcasts at home and abroad. In the last two seasons, highlights have included performances at the Sydney Opera House, the Mormon Tabernacle, the Barbican and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.  Alongside his commitments in Cambridge he has been Musical Director of City of London Choir since 2024.

Born in the UK and schooled as a chorister at Durham Cathedral, he won the organ scholarship to King’s College, Cambridge in 2000; upon graduation he took up the position of Director of Music at Jesus College, Cambridge.  In 2009, he became Informator Choristarum at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was also an Associate Professor in the University.  In 2016 Daniel became Organist and Director of Music at Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York City, USA.

As a conductor, Daniel has worked with many of the world’s leading ensembles including the BBC Singers, The Tallis Scholars, The Bach Choir, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra, the Britten Sinfonia, the Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra, the BBC Concert Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the Academy of Ancient Music, the Victoria Symphony, the Orchestra of St Luke’s and New York Baroque Incorporated.

As an organist, he has performed throughout the world. He made his solo debut at the BBC Proms in 2010 and was the concerto soloist at the First Night of the Proms 2021. Daniel’s varied discography can be found on the King’s, Opus Arte, Linn, Naxos, EMI and Priory labels.