Jonathan Hope: Recital at St. Paul's Cathedral, London (Reger: Benedictus, op. 59 no. 9)

Jonathan Hope live recital at St. Paul's Cathedral, London (15/01/2012).
Max Reger (1873-1916): Benedictus, op. 59 no. 9

Jonathan Hope is Organ Scholar of Southwark Cathedral, London.
Born in 1988 and brought up in Guildford, Surrey, Jonathan studied initially with Stephen Lacey and John Belcher, and briefly with the late David Sanger. From 2007-2011, he studied the Royal College of Music, London (RCM) with Margaret Phillips and Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin, graduating with honours.
As Organ Scholar of Southwark Cathedral, Jonathan accompanies and conducts the cathedral's four choirs, and plays the cathedral's 4-manual 1897 T. C. Lewis organ, arguably one of the finest instruments in the world. His work at Southwark has recently involved playing in a live broadcast of Choral Evensong on BBC Radio 3, playing for the Dean of Southwark's funeral and for the enthronement of the Bishop of Southwark. He also features as accompanist on a CD of the cathedral boys' choir, released at Christmas 2011 on the Regent label. In March 2011 he accompanied the cathedral's Merbecke Choir on a tour of Paris and Normandy, involving a performance on the organ of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Rouen. In October 2011, Jonathan accompanied the cathedral girls' choir on a tour of Belfast, Northern Ireland, and on the girls' choir's forthcoming CD (also for Regent), recorded in November 2011, and due to be released around Easter 2012.
As a solo recitalist, Jonathan has performed throughout the UK, France, Germany, Italy, the United States and Australia. Recent performances have included recitals in Magdalen College Chapel, Oxford, Westminster Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, Canterbury Cathedral, and Saint-Sulpice, Paris.
As an ensemble player and accompanist, Jonathan has appeared with many groups including the RCM Baroque Orchestra, the RCM Symphony Orchestra, the Uxbridge Choral Society and the Colchester Chamber Choir. In 2008, he appeared at the Queen Elizabeth Hall (in London's Southbank Centre) in 'KLANG', a festival to mark the 80th anniversary of the birth of the composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, when he performed Stockhausen's 'Trans' with the RCM Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Diego Masson. Jonathan has appeared as an accompanist in live broadcasts on both BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4.
As a teacher, Jonathan teaches the organ privately in and around London, and is a visiting instrumental tutor at Sevenoaks School and the City of London School for Boys.
Jonathan lives in south-east London with his fiancée, the Italian-Australian soprano Allegra Giagu (www.allegragiagu.com)
For more information, please visit Jonathan's website at www.jonathanhope.webs.com

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