![]() Hope, a compelling performer whose work involves standard repertory, new music, raga, and jazz, emphasizes thoughtful engagement over flamboyant display. Called “adventurous and brilliant” by the New York Times, Hope was also hailed by the London Observer as “the most exciting British string player since Jacqueline du Pré.” A recent New York Times review summarized him as “a violinist of probing intellect and commanding style,” and noted: “In a business that likes tidy boxes drawn around its commodities, the British violinist Daniel Hope resists categorization. Hope appears as soloist with the world’s major orchestras and conductors, directs many ensembles from the violin, and plays chamber music in a wide variety of traditional and new venues. He has toured the world as a virtuoso soloist for many years and is celebrated for his musical versatility and creativity - as well as his dedication to humanitarian causes. Described in his publicity materials as "the British violinist," as if he were the only one, Hope is at least the most versatile British violinist of the early 21 st century. Almost immediately he was accepted, being the youngest-ever member of the Beaux Arts Trio during its final six seasons. Hope’s long artistic partnership with Yehudi Menuhin consisted of over 60 concerts together, including Lord Yehudi Menuhin’s final appearance in 1999, in which he conducted Hope’s performance of Alfred Schnittke’s Violin Concerto.ĭaniel Hope's career began to take off in his mid-twenties, and in 2002 he was recruited on one week's notice to perform on tour with the Beaux Arts Trio. He also took degrees from the Royal Academy of Music in London. ![]() Hope went on to study with several Russian instructors at the Royal College of Music in London, then traveled to Hamburg to study from 1992 to 1998 with another distinguished Russian pedagogue, Zakhar Bron. When Hope was only 11, he was invited by Yehudi Menuhin to play Béla Bartók duos with him on German television. Daniel became a playmate of Yehudi Menuhin's grandchildren, and although the old master was not a significant figure in the boy's life, he did inspire Daniel to take up the violin under the supervision of neighbor Sheila Nelson, one of England's top violin teachers to children. His mother, Eleanor, got a job as secretary to Yehudi Menuhin. He was persecuted in South Africa for his anti-government views, so the family fled to England when Daniel was six months old. IT IS A VIOLATION PUNISHABLE UNDER LAW FOR ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE TO PRESENT ANY WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF AGE WHICH IS FALSE, FRAUDULENT OR NOT ACTUALLY HIS/HER OWN FOR THE PURPOSE OF ATTEMPTING TO PURCHASE ANY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE.The South African-born English violinist, Daniel Hope, is the son of the poet and novelist Christopher Hope.
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