Described as “a natural and enormous talent” by the Chicago Sun-Times and as “fabulous and exceptional” by Pravda – Moscow, Marlon Daniel is one of the most dynamic conductors of his generation and is a bright light for diversity in classical music. Marlon Daniel is a champion of music by composers of African descent and is the world’s foremost exponent and interpreter of the music of Chevalier de Saint-Georges.He has performed in prestigious venues in Europe and the United States, from Carnegie Hall in New York to the Rudolfinum in Prague, and in several international music festivals.A laureate of the 2018 Bucharest Symphony Orchestra International Conducting Competition, he has also won the ‘Voice of the Artist’ Award from the United Nations in recognition of his charitable work bringing awareness to the crisis in Darfur; an Honorary Key to the City of Chicago for Outstanding Musical Achievement; a Rose Hanus Fellowship; the Mabel Henderson Memorial Grant for Foreign Experience; the John and Mary Virginia Foncannon Conducting Award; and the James and Lola Faust Fellowship.Mr. Daniel is former Artistic Director of the International Festival of Composers of African and Afro-Caribbean Descent in The Bahamas, Associate Conductor of the Praga Sinfonietta and Associate Conductor of the Sofia Sinfonietta. He was also Director of the Diversity in Classical Music Program at Columbia University Teachers College and was a Guest Lecturer at Yale University in 2016.Currently, he is Artistic and Music Director of the Festival International de Musique Saint-Georges, Music Director of Ensemble du Monde (chamber orchestra) and Director of Ensembles at Fordham University.