Daniel Meyer, Artistic Director
Daniel Meyer is best-known in the region as the former Resident Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony. He is currently Music Director of the Asheville (NC) Symphony Orchestra and Erie (PA) Philharmonic.
Daniel Meyer is recognized as one of the top young conductors of his generation. At the helm of the Erie Philharmonic and Asheville Symphony, Meyer has helped to reinvigorate both orchestras, enlivening those communities with innovative programs and a dedication to create and sustain an enthusiastic audience for classical music. His conducting activities extend beyond the symphonic realm into opera and ballet. In May, Meyer made an acclaimed orchestral debut in Stuttgart, Germany.
Having recently completed successful tenures with the Pittsburgh Symphony as Resident Conductor and Pittsburgh Youth Symphony as Music Director, Meyer worked closely with Mariss Jansons, Manfred Honeck, Sir Andrew Davis and Charles Dutoit, led the Pittsburgh Symphony on tour, and conducted performances with Pinchas Zukerman, Sarah Chang and Marvin Hamlisch. With a talent for creative programming and a passion for connecting with audiences, he led the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Symphony with a Splash, an adventurous series designed for professionals, as well as a Sunday matinee series for families called Popular Classics.
Meyer has guest conducted the Cleveland, Utah, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Syracuse, Tallahassee, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Santa Barbara and Wheeling Symphonies as well as orchestras at the Aspen Music Festival. He recently made his debut with the Fort Wayne, Richmond, Lexington, Portland, Youngstown and Lansing Symphonies and conducts the Rochester Philharmonic and at the Grand Tetons Music Festival this summer. He was featured at the League of American Orchestra’s 2003 National Conductor Preview with the Jacksonville Symphony and made his debut at the Chautauqua Festival and Brevard Music Center in 2008.
A native of Cleveland, Mr. Meyer is a graduate of Denison University and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He composed and conducted works for ensembles at both schools, including a Stabat Mater for soprano, chorus and orchestra. As a doctoral student at Boston University, Mr. Meyer received the Orchestral Conducting Honors Award. He also studied conducting at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. He is married to violist Mary Persin.