Poster Daniel Hope
Daniel Hope
Marco Borgreve
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Authorized Mendelssohn

Thirty years ago, violinist Daniel Hope was called on the carpet for a serious offense at his music school: unauthorized practicing of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. His teachers said he wasn't ready. Hope says he just couldn't help himself. Those dazzling melodies and dizzying runs: who wouldn't ache to be able to play that? These days, Hope is authorized to play whatever he wants. He'll play his childhood dream piece, the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Felix Mendelssohn: Witches' Song and On Wings of Song
Daniel Hope, violin, Sebastian Knauer, piano

Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture to King Stephan, Op. 117
The San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

The Piano Puzzler: This week's contestant is Galen Spindler from Albert Lea, Minnesota

Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
Daniel Hope, violin, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
Royce Hall, Los Angeles

Hour 2

Manuel de Falla: Ritual Fire Dance from El Amor Brujo
The Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit, conductor

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Sonata III a Cinque in D Minor
The Masques Ensemble
Our Lady of Good Help Church, Montreal, Quebec

Antonin Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88, B. 163
The Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Francois Rivest, conductor
Wilfrid Pelletier Hall, Montreal, Quebec

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