My friend Dominic Hopkins, who has died suddenly aged 57, was a dedicated, popular and inspirational violinist who played for many years with the Norwich Philharmonic Orchestra and was its leader from 2008 to 2016.
He also played with Academy of St Thomas, Norwich Baroque, Claxton Opera and Norwich Pops Orchestra, soloing with the latter in Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending, in Norwich Cathedral in 2012. He had fond memories of playing above the waves in Cromer’s end of the pier Pavilion theatre, accompanying Cromer and Sheringham Operatic and Dramatic Society shows, including their 2014 centenary production of Oliver!.
