Daniel Hope (Violinist)

Daniel Hope ( born August 17, 1973 in Durban, South Africa ) is a South African- British violinist.

Life

The British violinist Daniel Hope is famous for his musicianship and versatility. The New York Times wrote about Hope: "You never know what the brilliant [ ... ] British violinist Daniel Hope, who is celebrated for his bold performances of contemporary music, will do next. He has worked with actors in works that combine text and music, he has devoted himself to Indian music and jazz, he plays with [ ... ] unconditional intensity. " The Sunday newspaper The Observer called Hope" the most exciting British string since Jacqueline du Pré ".

But not only as a celebrated soloist, chamber musician with the Beaux Arts Trio or in crossover projects with Sting delighted the communicative Geiger its audience, but also as a television presenter, author or producer of concept concerts at the intersection of music, history and politics.

Communication with and for music is a key concept for Daniel Hope and community involvement is equally a matter of the heart, whether in cooperation with the Freya von Moltke Foundation, Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now Foundation and Amnesty International.

Hope began with four years to play the violin. His family moved from South Africa to Paris to England, where he then at the Royal College of Music, among others studied with Grigori Zhislin. He took lessons with Zakhar Bron and Yehudi Menuhin. Menuhin supported him even after his graduation in 1996.

In April 2002, Daniel Hope was the youngest member in the history of the legendary Beaux Arts Trio, with whom he appeared in all European and North American music centers and in 2005 celebrated the 50th anniversary of the ensemble. The Boston Globe described the formation as " perhaps the strongest in the history of the trio ." After more than 400 concerts in its final lineup, the trio retired in September 2008 from the concert life.

Since 2007, Daniel Hope is the exclusive classical music label German Grammophon. Daniel Hope lives in Vienna.

Daniel Hope is also a book author. His first book, family pieces, which he co-wrote with the Berlin author Susanne Harmful, became a bestseller in Germany. In it, he describes the search for his great-grandparents in Berlin. In September 2009 his second book, a concert guide was published with the title When should I clap?

Hope is committed in his concerts of contemporary music and the music of the 20th century. He took, inter alia, the violin concertos by Berg, Britten and Shostakovich on, discovered an early violin sonata by Alfred Schnittke and played numerous world premieres. On 27 January 2010 he played on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of National Socialism in the German Bundestag in the presence of Israeli President Shimon Peres, the piece " Kaddish" by Maurice Ravel.

Since 2011, Daniel Hope artistic director of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival and since 2004 Associate Artistic Director of the Savannah Music Festival, Savannah (Georgia ) in the USA.

Awards

  • 2004: ECHO Klassik: young artists for Berg-/Britten-Violinkonzerte
  • 2006: ECHO Klassik: instrumentalist violin
  • 2008: ECHO Klassik: Concert Recordings: Music of the 19th century ( with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock )
  • 2009: ECHO Klassik: Concert Recordings: Music to the 18th century, violin
  • 2013: ECHO Klassik: " Classical without Boundaries "

Discography (excerpt)

  • 2001: Elgar - Walton - Finzi ( Nimbus )
  • 2004: East meets West ( Warner Classics )
  • 2004: Berg & Britten Violin Concertos ( Warner Classics )
  • 2006: Bach ( Warner Classics )
  • 2006: Shostakovich ( Warner Classics )
  • 2007: Mendelssohn ( German Grammophon )
  • 2008: Vivaldi ( German Grammophon )
  • 2009: AIR - a baroque journey ( German Grammophon )
  • 2011: The romantic violinist - a tribute to Joseph Joachim ( German Grammophon )
  • 2012: Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi - The Four Seasons ( German Grammophon )
  • 2013: Spheres ( German Grammophon )

Writings

  • Susanne Harmful: Family pieces: a search for clues. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2007, ISBN 978-3-498-06391-7.
  • When should I clap? Rowohlt, Reinbek 2009, ISBN 978-3-498-00665-5.
  • Toi, toi, toi! Mishaps and catastrophes in the music. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2011, ISBN 978-3-49803013-1.
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