Zurich Chamber Orchestra Feat. Daniel Hope & Philip Dukes
Elgar
Introduction and Allegro for Strings,
Opus 47
Bruch
Double Concerto for Violin, Viola and
Orchestra in E minor, Opus 88
Tchaikovsky
Serenade for String Orchestra
The 2023 classical series begins with the return of the renowned Zurich Chamber Orchestra with Music Director Daniel Hope. Joined by SMF’s Thomas V. & Susan G. Reilly Associate Artistic Director, violist, educator, and Hope’s longtime collaborator and friend Philip Dukes, Hope presents a program culminating with Tchaikovsky’s magnificent Serenade for Strings.
In the 1940s, music student Edmond de Stoutz used his free time to regularly meet with a number of friends and make music together. The joy of pursuing their creative ideals and the group’s shared passion for chamber music gave rise to the formation of a chamber orchestra. This led to the first public concert in Zurich in 1945. Seventy-six years later the Zurich Chamber Orchestra is one of the leading ensembles of its kind.
No stranger to Savannah audiences as SMF’s Associate Artistic Director from 2004-2019, British violinist Daniel Hope has enjoyed a thriving international solo career for more than 30 years. He currently serves as Artistic Director of Dresden’s Frauenkirche Cathedral, President of the Beethoven-Haus Bonn and Music Director of both the Zurich and New Century Chamber Orchestras. Now living with his family in Berlin, he plays the 1742 “ex-Lipínski” Guarneri del Gesù.
SMF Associate Artistic Director Philip Dukes is recognized as one of the world’s leading viola players, with a career spanning over 30 years as an accomplished concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. In demand worldwide as a director/conductor/soloist, Dukes holds guest teaching positions at the Royal Academy of Music in London, Wells Cathedral School and is also Artistic Director at Marlborough College. He is also a member of the Wigmore Hall Soloists ensemble.
Introduction and Allegro for Strings,
Opus 47
Bruch
Double Concerto for Violin, Viola and
Orchestra in E minor, Opus 88
Tchaikovsky
Serenade for String Orchestra
The 2023 classical series begins with the return of the renowned Zurich Chamber Orchestra with Music Director Daniel Hope. Joined by SMF’s Thomas V. & Susan G. Reilly Associate Artistic Director, violist, educator, and Hope’s longtime collaborator and friend Philip Dukes, Hope presents a program culminating with Tchaikovsky’s magnificent Serenade for Strings.
In the 1940s, music student Edmond de Stoutz used his free time to regularly meet with a number of friends and make music together. The joy of pursuing their creative ideals and the group’s shared passion for chamber music gave rise to the formation of a chamber orchestra. This led to the first public concert in Zurich in 1945. Seventy-six years later the Zurich Chamber Orchestra is one of the leading ensembles of its kind.
No stranger to Savannah audiences as SMF’s Associate Artistic Director from 2004-2019, British violinist Daniel Hope has enjoyed a thriving international solo career for more than 30 years. He currently serves as Artistic Director of Dresden’s Frauenkirche Cathedral, President of the Beethoven-Haus Bonn and Music Director of both the Zurich and New Century Chamber Orchestras. Now living with his family in Berlin, he plays the 1742 “ex-Lipínski” Guarneri del Gesù.
SMF Associate Artistic Director Philip Dukes is recognized as one of the world’s leading viola players, with a career spanning over 30 years as an accomplished concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. In demand worldwide as a director/conductor/soloist, Dukes holds guest teaching positions at the Royal Academy of Music in London, Wells Cathedral School and is also Artistic Director at Marlborough College. He is also a member of the Wigmore Hall Soloists ensemble.
