Daniel Spalding has become best known for his work with the Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, which he founded in 1991 with some of the finest musicians on the East Coast. It was with the PVCO that he made his debut at New York's Lincoln Center (1996) and Carnegie Hall (1998) and he has led the orchestra on major tours throughout the United States and South America. Under his baton the PVCO has recorded several well reviewed compact discs, one of which was a Grammy nomination finalist. Their most recent recording of the music of American composer George Antheil for the Naxos American Classics Series (including the Ballet Mecanique) was "Editor's Choice" for Gramophone, chosen as "CD of the week" by BBC Radio 3 and the London Observer, and as one of the top 10 classical CD's of 2001 by the Chicago Tribune. It was also a best selling album in the UK.

Born in Wichita, Kansas, Daniel Spalding is a member of the Wyandotte Indian Tribe of Oklahoma. He attended Northwestern University and furthered his conducting studies in Austria at the Salzburg "Mozarteum," in Romania with Mircea Cristescu of the "George Ensecu" Philharmonic, at the University of Illinois, and in Philadelphia with Max Rudolf. He made his European debut with the Romanian State Philharmonic in Cluj, where he was later appointed principal guest conductor, and also served as an assistant to Sergiu Comissiona with the Houston Symphony Orchestra. Daniel currently resides in New Jersey with his wife, concert pianist Gabriela Imreh, who often performs with her husband and the PVCO on their many tours.