Daníel Bjarnason studied piano, composition and conducting in Reykjavík before going on to study orchestral conducting at the Freiburg University of Music in Germany where he graduated cum laude in 2007.
Daniel works equally as conductor and composer and has worked with many different artists including the London Sinfonietta, the Ulster Orchestra, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, the Nieuw Ensemble, Musica Viatae and the Caput Ensemble. In 2003 he was one of the founders of the Isafold Chamber Orchestra and has since been its principal conductor and artistic director. He regularly conducts at the Icelandic Opera and with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Daniel's compositions have been received with acclaim and his works have been performed worldwide. Daniel has won numerous awards and grants for his music-making including the Icelandic Music Awards 2007. He participated in the Operagenesis project for young composers at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden in 2007-2008. In 2008 Daniel was awarded 2nd prize and a special recommendation for his work for chamber orchestra: All sounds to silence come at the International Rostrum for Composers in Dublin. Daniel’s versatility as an arranger and conductor has also brought him into contact with a broad array of musicians outside the classical field including Sigur Rós, Amina, Ólöf Arnalds and Hjaltalín. He has also written music for film and theater.
Daniel is signed with record-label Bedroom Community and his debut album Processions was released worldwide in February 2010. Two CD´s with Isafold Chamber Orchestra, with a range of 20th century compositions, among them his own work All sounds to silence come were released in 2006 and 2007.
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