Eric Hope

Eric Hope (17 January 1915 – 2 August 1999) was a British pianist.

Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, of Baltic descent, Hope was a pupil at Warwick School, 1931–34. He studied piano in London under Kathleen Arnold and Franz Reizenstein and was a conscientious objector during the Second World War. He was a specialist in the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Liszt and Claude Debussy. In 1973, Hope joined the staff of the Royal Academy of Music and was made an Honorary Member in 1978. He also taught at the London College of Music and was president of the University of Birmingham Music Society. He died in Nottingham in 1999.

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  1. 1 2 "Obituaries: Eric Hope". The Independent. 19 August 1999. Retrieved 30 May 2017.