Meet The LA Phil’s Next Music Director: Daniel Harding

Meet Our Next Music Director

Daniel Harding is currently Music Director of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. He was the Artistic and Music Director of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and following his tenure was named Conductor Laureate of both orchestras. He previously served as Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra for ten years. In 2024, he succeeded Yo-Yo Ma as leader of a Pan-Asian youth orchestra program (YMCG) in China.

As Music Director of the LA Phil, Harding will conduct eight weeks of programming in his inaugural 2027/28 season, increasing to 12 weeks of programming in subsequent years. He will also lead the LA Phil’s ambitious commitment to commissioning new works and expanding the orchestra’s global presence through touring, media projects, and new ventures for international collaboration and cultural exchange.

Making music with the magnificent LA Phil musicians is a thrill and an inspiration... So many great artists have found possibilities here that don't exist anywhere else, and I come to California full of excitement for what we will discover and create together.

– Daniel Harding