Daniel Hope
Appointed in 2018 as Music Director and Concertmaster of San Francisco’s New Century Chamber Orchestra (NCCO), one of the world’s few conductorless ensembles, Hope begins his U.S. season leading the ensemble in four Bay Area concerts at the first “California Festival: A Celebration of New Music.” Featuring mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor and an eight-voice chorus, their…
Last fall, Daniel Hope was named the Featured Artist at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the largest classical music festival in Germany. In celebration of the violinist’s 50th birthday year, 50 concerts are being programmed, and for the first time in its history the residency is taking place not only during the festival period in July…
This summer, the New Century Chamber Orchestra embarks on its second European tour since Daniel Hope became Music Director. Drawing on music from programs performed throughout the 2022-23 season, nine of the ten performances feature Ukrainian pianist Alexey Botvinov and Hope in Tan Dun’s Double Concerto, and the rotating repertoire also includes iconic film music:…
On June 2, Daniel Hope released Music for a New Century on Deutsche Grammophon with New Century Chamber Orchestra, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this season. Also featuring Ukrainian pianist Alexey Botvinov, the album comprises four works – three of them world premiere recordings – commissioned by the orchestra, alone or as part of…
This spring, Hope and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra (ZCO) tour material from their America album to the nation that inspired it, with performances in Ann Arbor, MI (March 17), West Palm Beach, FL (March 19), Costa Mesa, CA (March 25) and Fairfax, VA (April 2). Marking their third U.S. tour together, the trip also includes…
For their second set of concerts in the season, Daniel Hope and New Century present a selection of music from iconic films (Jan 19–22). Repertoire includes Bernard Herrmann’s music from Hitchcock’s Vertigo and selected film music by Ennio Morricone, both arranged by Paul Bateman; Gershwin’s American in Paris arranged by Clarice Assad; and the Double…
