Colburn Chamber Music Society with Daniel Hope November 1, 2011

Pre-Concert Talk at 7:00 PM.

Program
Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34
Schulhoff: String Sextet
Brahms: Piano Quartet, Op. 60 in C minor

Hand-selected students of the Colburn Conservatory of Music perform with world-renowned Colburn faculty and exciting international guest artists for the Colburn Chamber Music Society series.

British Violinist Daniel Hope has toured the world as a virtuoso soloist for more than twenty years, and as the youngest ever member of the Beaux Arts Trio during its last six seasons. He is renowned for his musical versatility and creativity, and for his dedication to humanitarian causes. Hope performs 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. Raised in England and educated at Highgate School in London, Hope earned degrees at the Royal Academy of Music, where he studied with renowned Russian pedagogue Zakhar Bron.

Called "adventurous and brilliant" by the New York Times, Hope was named "the most exciting British string player since Jacqueline du Pré," by the London Observer. A recent New York Times review summarized him as "a violinist of probing intellect and commanding style," and continued: "In a business that likes tidy boxes drawn around its commodities, the British violinist Daniel Hope resists categorization. Mr. Hope, a compelling performer whose work involves standard repertory, new music, raga, and jazz, emphasizes thoughtful engagement over flamboyant display. In his most personal undertakings, he puts classical works within a broader context - not just among other styles and genres but amid history, literature, and drama - to emphasize music's role as a mirror for struggle and aspiration."

Hope has performed in all of the world's most prestigious venues and with the greatest orchestras including the Boston, Chicago, Toronto, and Atlanta Symphony Orchestras, as well as the major orchestras of Berlin, Birmingham, Dallas, Detroit, Dresden, Israel, London, Moscow, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm and Vienna. He has performed at the world's most important festivals, such as the BBC Proms and the Lucerne, Ravinia, Salzburg, Verbier and Tanglewood festivals. Read more at www.danielhope.com

About Colburn Chamber Music Society: Nowhere else in LA will one hear this magical combination of artists performing unique chamber repertoire in the intimate acoustics of Zipper Hall-- with guest artists ranging from fresh young trend-setters the Ebene Quartet (2009 Gramaphone’s Record of the Year) to living legend Menahem Pressler (back for his third year with the CCMS series); faculty artists like San Francisco Symphony Principal Percussionist Jack Van Geem and renowned pianist John Perry; and Colburn students who have garnered accolades and prizes from the Fischoff and Coleman chamber music competitions.