Chloe Hanslip

Chloë Elise Hanslip (born September 28, 1987) is a British violinist.

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September 28 - 1987 - Violinist

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Chloë was born in Guildford, Surrey and has been playing the violin since she was two. When she was five she performed for Lord Yehudi Menuhin and subsequently, at his invitation, studied with Natasha Boyarskaya at the Yehudi Menuhin School. At the age of four Chloë performed solo at the Purcell Room and by ten had played in major concert halls throughout Europe and North America including Carnegie Hall in New York and the Royal Albert Hall in London.

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Guildford - Surrey - Yehudi Menuhin - Natasha Boyarskaya - Carnegie Hall - New York - Royal Albert Hall

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In 1995 she began studying in Germany with Professor Zakhar Bron, the teacher of Maxim Vengerov and Vadim Repin. In addition to her lessons with Professor Bron, Chloë has taken part in masterclasses and received guidance from Shlomo Mintz, Ida Haendel, Salvatore Accardo, Ruggiero Ricci and Maxim Vengerov.

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1995 - Zakhar Bron - Maxim Vengerov - Vadim Repin - Masterclass - Shlomo Mintz - Ida Haendel - Salvatore Accardo - Ruggiero Ricci

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In 1997 Chloë was featured in a television documentary in Germany with Igor Oistrakh and Professor Bron. She was also featured in the BBC documentary Can You Make A Genius? screened in 2001 on BBC1 and played the child prodigy violinist alongside Ralph Fiennes and Liv Tyler in the film Onegin.

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1997 - Igor Oistrakh - BBC - 2001 - Child prodigy - Ralph Fiennes - Liv Tyler

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At 13 was the youngest ever recording artist to be signed to Warner Classics UK. Her debut album, recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra under Paul Mann, was released in September 2001 to great critical acclaim. Her second CD, a recording of Bruch Concerti 1 & 3 with the LSO under Martyn Brabbins, was released in 2002.

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London Symphony Orchestra - September 2001 - 2002

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Chloë has received numerous awards for her playing including first prize and four special prizes in the 2nd International Violin Competition in Novosibirsk (Siberia) resulting in concerts in Russia, France and Japan. In 2000 she was awarded a Scholarship by the Sibelius Foundation, one of Norway’s highest honours, presented by the Finnish Ambassador. Also in 2000 she was nominated by Justus Frantz for the Prix Davidoff. In 2002 Chloë was awarded the Echo Klassik Award for Best Young Artist for her debut album “Chloë”.

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Novosibirsk - Sibelius Foundation - Norway - Justus Frantz - Prix Davidoff

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In July 2001 Chloë gave a private recital at Frogmore House, Windsor, for the Duke of Edinburgh and performed at St. James’ Palace in December 2001 before the Princess Royal. Chloë was invited to perform again for the Duke of Edinburgh at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in May 2002.

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July 2001 - Frogmore House - Windsor - Duke of Edinburgh - St. James’ Palace - December 2001 - Princess Royal - Royal Naval College - Greenwich - May 2002

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In October 2001 Chloë performed at the Royal Albert Hall with the Philharmonia Orchestra and at New Year she gave two performances of the Mendelssohn Concerto as soloist with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican. She performed the Bruch Concerto No. 1 with both the London Mozart Players and the City of London Sinfonia to great acclaim and went on to perform with The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. She made her Japanese concerto debut with the Tokyo Philharmonic, in 2003.

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October 2001 - Royal Albert Hall - Philharmonia Orchestra - Mendelssohn - Concerto - City of London - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic - Royal Scottish National Orchestra - Tokyo Philharmonic

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In addition to her musical achievements Chloë has German and Music ‘A’ Level to her credit.

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Chloë plays a 1735 Guarneri ‘del Gesu’ violin, courtesy of Ealing Strings.

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1735 - Guarneri

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