Biography
Daniel Capps has recently been appointed as Conductor of New York City Ballet. Having made his debut with them in October 2011 and following several further invitations over the winter, he began his new role from July 2012.
Daniel made his main stage debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in May 2008, where he has been a regular guest ever since. Daniel's work with the Royal Ballet has received much critical acclaim and has been broadcast on both television and 'Big Screens' in the UK and abroad, including a recent DVD release of Wayne McGregor's ballet Chroma.
He has also toured with the Royal Ballet to China, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Cuba, Spain, Mexico and the USA, conducting at venues such as the Beijing National Theatre, Tiananmen Square, the Kennedy Center, Washington, the Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo and the Gran Teatro, Havana. In June 2011 Daniel made his debut with the National Ballet of Canada, conducting Christopher Wheeldon's ballet Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Daniel graduated with distinction from the Royal Academy of Music and in 2012 was made an Associate (ARAM).
Performance Highlights
February 9th - 26th 2012
Puccini - La Boheme
Silent Opera
The Vault Festival
The Old Vic Tunnels
May 21st - June 12th 2012
Ballo della Regina (Verdi/Balanchine)
La Sylphide (Løvenskiold/Bournonville)
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
September 2012 - February 2013
Agon
Rubies
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Monumentum pro Gesualdo
Movements for Piano and Orchestra
Apollo (Stravinsky/Balanchine)
Symphony in C (Bizet/Balanchine)
Serenade
Mozartiana
Piano Concerto No.2
Diamonds (Tchaikovsky/Balanchine)
Les Carillons (Bizet/Wheeldon)
DSCH (Shostakovich/Ratmansky)
New York City Ballet
Sunday 4th November 2012
Mahler - Symphony No.3
Soloist - Elizabeth Sikora
London Mahler Orchestra
Great Hall, Goldsmiths
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Daniel Capps conducts the score with love, good sense and wit. A performance to treasure.
Clement Crisp, Financial Times
La Fille mal Gardée
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
March 2010 -
Brilliantly conducted by Daniel Capps who gave it all the necessary momentum to sustain the narrative. A wonderful evening.
Mark Ronan
La Sylphide (Løvenskiold/Bournonville)
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
May 2012 -
The Opera House orchestra led by Daniel Capps delivered a beautiful rendition of Chopin's music
Oksana Khadarina, Ballet Magazine
Month in the Country (Chopin/Ashton)
Washington Opera Orchestra
Kennedy Centre Opera House
Washington
June 2009 -
The brilliant musical score is played with great style and energy by The National Ballet Orchestra under Daniel Capps.
Gary Smith, Hamilton Spectator
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Talbot/Wheeldon)
Orchestra of the National Ballet of Canada
Four Seasons Centre
Toronto
June 2011 -
The music was conducted with energetic precision by Daniel Capps, who did a very fine job of uniting music and dance.
Mark Ronan
DGV: Danse a grande vitesse (Nyman/Wheeldon)
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
May 2011 -
Excellent playing from the orchestra in this tricky piece - all praise to young conductor Daniel Capps.
GJ Dowler, Classical Music
Agon (Stravinksy/Balanchine)
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
November 2009 -
Daniel Capps deserves every commendation for guiding the orchestra
Clement Crisp, Finanical Times
DGV: Danse a grande vitesse (Nyman/Wheeldon)
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
February 2009 -
Capps conducted Ballo della Regina with a suitably regal tone while maintaining just the right rhythm for dance.
Mark Ronan
Ballo della Regina (Verdi/Balanchine)
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
May 2011 -
Daniel Capps conducted a high-spirited, lyrical performance
David Dougill, Sunday Times
La Fille mal Gardée
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
March 2010 -
This Christopher Wheeldon work, to music by Michael Nyman....was well conducted by Daniel Capps
Mark Ronan
DGV: Danse a grande vitesse (Nyman/Wheeldon)
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
January 2009 -
A well-directed, forthright performance of Elgar's unsinkable Cockaigne, marked by the thrilling exuberance of the trombone section and mellifluous playing from the strings
Christopher Webber, Musicweb International -
Daniel Capps conducted with a suitably regal tone while maintaining a fine rhythm for dance, and this was a delight to watch.
Mark Ronan
Ballo della Regina (Verdi/Balanchine)
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
May 2012 -
Daniel Capps conducted like a man leading a giddy and glorious birthday celebration, which indeed this was.
Debra Craine, The Times
La Fille mal Gardée
50th anniversary performance
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
March 2010 -
The music was played superlatively by the Royal Opera House Orchestra, excitingly conducted by Daniel Capps
GJ Dowler, Classical Source
Ballo della Regina (Verdi/Balanchine)
DGV: Danse a grande vitesse (Nyman/Wheeldon)
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
May 2011 -
Daniel Capps conducted the music with lyrical energy.
Mark Ronan
Chroma (Talbot/McGregor)
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
May 2010 -
Excitingly conducted by Daniel Capps, the orchestra sounded engaged and on top form
GJ Dowler, Classical Source
Ballo della Regina (Verdi/Balanchine)
DGV: Danse a grande vitesse (Nyman/Wheeldon)
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
May 2011 -
Prokofiev's music sounded wonderful under the direction of Daniel Capps.
Mark Ronan
Rushes
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
February 2010