Daniel Hope
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…
A protégé of Yehudi Menuhin, Daniel Hope spent much of his childhood in the older violinist’s home, where he first met Sting, the iconic musician whose honors include 17 Grammy Awards, five Emmys, four BRITs, three Oscar nominations and a Golden Globe. Hope explains: “Sting is a phenomenal musician. I’ve known him since I was…
Daniel Hope has been collaborating for eight years with Ukrainian pianist Alexey Botvinov, who serves as Artistic Director of the Odessa Classics Festival, and released an album of the music of Alfred Schnittke with the pianist last fall. For the 2020 festival in Odessa, they had the idea of commissioning a work from Ukrainian composer…
