ArtistInfo

Daniel Hope

vn, *1973 GB, Durban
Musician of Classical

Daniel Hope (born 17 August 1973) is a British classical violinist. In 2016 he will succeed Sir Roger Norrington as Music Director of the Zurich Chamber Orchestra (ZKO).Hope was born in Durban, South Africa, and moved as a child with his family to London, where he was educated at Highgate School and received tuition by Yehudi Menuhin. Hope is the son of South African poet and novelist, Christopher Hope, FRSL. His violin is the 1737 Guarneri "ex-Lipinski".He has won the ECHO Klassik Prize five times, in 2006 as Instrumentalist of the Year. He now lives in Vienna.

Instruments

• Violin
• Viola

Genres

• Classical
• Electronic
• Folk

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