For Peter's next conducting course on 19 May there will be music by Puccini and Beethoven. He will be joined by fantastic soprano Henrietta Brewley to work on arias from Tosca by Puccini ...
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I need a picture of Puccini for my study wall. On that same wall there is a picture of Mahler. Whilst preparing various Mahler symphonies (especially no.3) I would occasionally wag my finger at Mahler ...
Another group of happy but weary conductors made their way from Abacus Arts in South London on Sunday 17th February ... Shostakovich and Haydn still very much in everyone's heads ...
It's been a busy week of composing as Peter has completed four pieces this week! This included commissions from a children's orchesta and a German choir. Peter blocked out a whole week ...
As well as conducting Tosca in March 2013 Peter will now also be conducting Dido & Aeneas in June ...
Peter's first weekend conducting course with orchestra took place in early September. A considerable number of hours were spent working on Mahler ...
As well as the existing one-day workshops and weekend workshops Peter has now added study days and courses for non-musicians ...
In September Peter will be collaborating with the piano duo Arzu and Gamze Kirtil to play two double piano concertos ...