ARTISTDaniel Hope

Daniel Hope, a violinist born in Durban on 17 August 1974, released Shostakovich: Violin Sonata / Penderecki / Pärt / Schnittke in 2000, with Shostakovich, Penderecki, Pärt and Schnittke. Violin Concertos followed in 2004, with Berg, Britten, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Paul Watkins; the next year he released the solo album East Meets West. In 2006, he shared the credit with Johann Sebastian Bach on Bach: Violin Concertos.

From 2002 to 2008, he was a violinist in the Beaux Arts Trio. Later releases include America (2022), with Zürcher Kammerorchester, Marcus Roberts Trio and Joy Denalane, and Music for Ukraine (2022), with Alexey Botvinov. In 2023, he appeared on Music for a New Century with New Century Chamber Orchestra and Alexey Botvinov. In 2024, he released Dance! with Zürcher Kammerorchester and Irish Roots with Air Ensemble.