Daniel Hope: The soul of the violin: from Dvořák to Franck

Classical music recital by violinist Daniel Hope, with a programme that the title places between Antonín Dvořák and César Franck, at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona.

Daniel Hope is a violinist. The concert’s title, El alma del violín, places the instrument at the centre through two composers of the second half of the 19th century: the Czech Antonín Dvořák and César Franck, of Belgian origin and linked to the French school.

Dvořák developed much of his work within the Bohemian tradition, with melodies of Slavic inspiration. Among Franck’s compositions is his Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, a work commonly found in the violin and piano repertoire.

The Palau de la Música Catalana is a concert hall in Barcelona, a modernist work by Lluís Domènech i Montaner and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Besides concerts, it hosts exhibitions and cultural activities. The programme is aimed at an audience interested in classical music and the violin repertoire.