Daniel hope spring 09/12/2023 ![]() ![]() America explores the roots and distinctive qualities of American music, with suites of songs by Gershwin, Weill and Bernstein “Come Sunday” from Duke Ellington’s jazz suite Black, Brown and Beige, written for his band’s Carnegie Hall debut in 1943 Copland’s “At the River” as well as the “Hoe-Down” from his ballet Rodeo Florence Price’s Adoration Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” and Samuel Ward’s “America the Beautiful.” Hope dedicates the album to his great-aunt, who, like Kurt Weill, escaped persecution in Germany and settled for the rest of her life in the United States. ![]() As Gramophone magazine notes, “ There are few figures in today’s classical music who so perfectly embody the role of ambassador for music as Daniel Hope.”Īn exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist since 2007, Hope has more than 30 albums to his name, with multiple chart-topping bestsellers, international award-winners and Grammy nominations among them. Finally, the violinist explores the Irish side of his heritage in the spring with the release of the documentary Celtic Dreams: Daniel Hope’s Hidden Irish History. Other engagements this winter and spring include performances of Elgar’s Violin Concerto with Romanian conductor Cristian Macelaru and the WDR Sinfonieorchester, and the curation of a mini-festival of 26 concerts on Rügen, Germany’s largest island, in the “Spring Awakening” festival, of which Hope takes over the artistic directorship for one season only. Hope – who serves as Music Director of both the Zurich and New Century Chamber Orchestras – tours in support of the album with the former ensemble in Germany this winter ( Feb 1–12), and performs an all-Mozart program on tour with the latter ( May 12–14). Featuring the Marcus Roberts Trio, soul/R&B singer Joy Denalane, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra and more, the album is a tour through America’s rich musical heritage, from standards by Gershwin and Duke Ellington to music from Bernstein’s West Side Story and Florence Price’s Adoration. Following up on the intimate and personal collection Hope, recorded under lockdown and released this past fall, British violinist Daniel Hope’s latest album, America, is set for release by Deutsche Grammophon on February 4, 2022. ![]()
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