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Chloë Elise Hanslip (born 28 September 1987) is a British classical
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ist.


Biography

Hanslip was born in
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,
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, and has been playing the violin since she was two. At the age of four she performed solo at the
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. When she was five, she performed for
Yehudi Menuhin Yehudi or Jehudi (Hebrew: יהודי, endonym for Jew) is a common Hebrew name: * Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999), violinist and conductor ** Yehudi Menuhin School, a music school in Surrey, England ** Who's Yehoodi?, a catchphrase referring to the v ...
and subsequently, at his invitation, studied with
Natasha Boyarskaya Natalya Konstantinovna Boyarskaya (russian: Ната́лья Константи́новна Боя́рская; born 1946) is a Russian violinist and music teacher. She is the wife of the cellist Alexander Boyarsky and mother of the violinist Ko ...
at the
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. At the age of ten, she had played in major concert halls throughout Europe and North America, including
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in
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and the
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in London. In 1995 she began studying in Germany with Professor
Zakhar Bron Zakhar Bron (russian: Заха́р Ну́химович Брон ; born 17 December 1947, in Oral, Kazakhstan) is a Russian violinist and violin pedagogue of Jewish, Polish and Romanian descent. His students have included Vadim Repin, Gwendoly ...
, the teacher of
Maxim Vengerov Maxim Alexandrovich Vengerov (russian: Максим Александрович Венгеров, , mɐkˈsʲim ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ vʲɪnˈɡʲerəf; he, מקסים ונגרוב; born 20 August 1974) is a Russian-born Israeli violinist, v ...
and
Vadim Repin Vadim Viktorovich Repin (russian: Вадим Викторович Репин, ; born 31 August 1971) is a Russian and Belgian violinist who lives in Vienna.
. In addition to her lessons with Professor Bron, she has taken part in
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es and received guidance from
Shlomo Mintz Shlomo Mintz (Hebrew: שלמה מינץ) (born 30 October 1957) is an Israeli violin virtuoso, violinist and conductor. He regularly appears with orchestras and conductors on the international scene and is heard in recitals and chamber music conc ...
,
Ida Haendel Ida Haendel, (15 December 19281 July 2020) was a Polish-British-Canadian violinist. Haendel was a child prodigy, her career spanning over seven decades. She also became an influential teacher. Early career Born in 1928 to a Polish Jewish fami ...
,
Salvatore Accardo Salvatore Accardo (; Knight Grand Cross born 26 September 1941 in Turin, northern Italy) is an Italian violinist and conductor, who is known for his interpretations of the works of Niccolò Paganini. Accardo owns one Stradivarius violin, the "Ha ...
,
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and Maxim Vengerov. In 1997 Hanslip was featured in a television documentary in Germany with
Igor Oistrakh Igor Davidovich Oistrakh (russian: И́горь Дави́дович О́йстрах; uk, Ігор Давидович Ойстрах 27 April 1931 – 14 August 2021) was a Soviet and Russian violinist. He was described by ''Encyclopædia Brita ...
and Professor Bron. She was also featured in the
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documentary ''Can You Make A Genius?'' screened in 2001 on BBC1 and played the
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violinist alongside
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and
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in the film ''Onegin''. At 13 she was the youngest recording artist ever to be signed to Warner Classics UK. Her debut album, recorded with the
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under Paul Mann, was released in September 2001 to great critical acclaim. Her second CD, a recording of
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's Concerti No. 1 and No. 3 with the LSO under
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, was released in 2002. Chloë Hanslip has received numerous awards for her playing, including first prize and four special prizes in the 2nd International Violin Competition in
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,
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, resulting in concerts in Russia, France and Japan. In 2000 she was awarded a Scholarship by the
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, one of
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’s highest honours, presented by the Finnish Ambassador. Also in 2000 she was nominated by
Justus Frantz Justus Frantz (born 18 May 1944 in Inowrocław, Poland, then Hohensalza, Germany) is a German pianist, conductor, and television personality. Life Frantz began playing piano at the age of ten and later studied with Eliza Hansen and Wilhelm ...
for the Prix Davidoff. In 2002 she was awarded the Echo Klassik Award for Best Young Artist for her debut album “Chloë”. In July 2001, Hanslip gave a private recital at
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,
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, for
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and performed at St. James's Palace in December 2001 before Princess Anne, the Princess Royal. Chloë was invited to perform again for the Duke of Edinburgh at the
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,
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in May 2002. In October 2001, Hanslip performed at the
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with the
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and at New Year she gave two performances of Mendelssohn's Concerto in E minor as soloist with the LSO at the Barbican. She performed the Bruch Concerto No. 1 with both the
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and the
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Sinfonia to great acclaim and went on to perform with The
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, the Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester and the
Royal Scottish National Orchestra The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) ( gd, Orcastra Nàiseanta Rìoghail na h-Alba) is a British orchestra, based in Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of the five National performing arts companies of Scotland, national performing arts compa ...
. She made her Japanese concerto debut with the
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, in 2003. The same year, she won the Classical Brits Young Performer award. In 2017, Hanslip became the first Artist in Association at the
Northern Chamber Orchestra The Northern Chamber Orchestra (NCO) is a chamber orchestra based in Manchester, England. Established in 1967, the orchestra gives concerts at Heritage Centre, Macclesfield and The Stoller Hall, Manchester as well as a Christmas concert at Tatto ...
. Hanslip plays a 1737
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violin.


References

* Hanslip, Chloë and Averil (27 August 2006)."Relative Values". ''The Sunday Times Magazine'', pp. 7–8.


External links


Official website

Hanslip's North American Management
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