Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser
Barrett Principal Education Conductor & Community Ambassador
A passionate communicator, Daniel brings clarity and meaning to the concert hall, fostering deep connections between audiences and performers.
Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser currently serves as Principal Education Conductor and Community Ambassador of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Artist in Residence and Community Ambassador with Symphony Nova Scotia, and Resident Conductor of Engagement and Education at the San Francisco Symphony. Beginning in the 2026/27 season, he will also take on the role of Music Director of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, and Chef principal invité de l’Ensemble Obiora à Montréal.
Daniel has conducted the New York Philharmonic, the Houston Symphony, the Carnegie Hall Link-Up Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, The Calgary Philharmonic, The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, The Vancouver Symphony, the Regina Symphony Orchestra, the Canadian Opera Company, The National Symphony Orchestra and is the Music Director of the Kennedy Center Summer Music Institute. He served as Assistant Conductor of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and Associate Conductor of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and was Cover Conductor with the Washington National Opera.
Daniel is the host of Canadian Broadcasting Company’s nationally broadcast weekly radio show “Centrestage”.
He was also the subject of an award winning, full length Canadian Broadcasting Company documentary called “Disruptor Conductor”, focussing on his concerts for Neurodiverse, Prison, African Diaspora and LGBTQ2S+ populations.
Daniel earned his Bachelors in Music Performance and Education from the University of Calgary, and his Master of Philosophy in Performance from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England.