Kerenza Peacock
Violinist Kerenza Peacock is a strikingly versatile figure whose activities extend from standard classical orchestral and chamber repertory to contemporary music, various strands of pop, musical theater, and even bluegrass. She has made several recordings of music by composer Oliver Davis.
Peacock was born on September 24, 1979, in Ipswich in the English county of Suffolk. The name Kerenza means "love and affection" in the Cornish language. She took up the violin at age three, and at ten, she entered the Junior Department at the Royal Academy of Music in London while attending Ipswich High School. For two years, Peacock was a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. She entered the Royal Academy for full-time studies in 1998, and during her first week at the school, she and three friends formed the Pavao Quartet, which went on to appear widely at top concert halls across the U.K., touring as far afield as Poland, Syria, and China. The group landed a two-year appointment as Leverhulme Chamber Music Fellows at the Royal Academy following the players' graduation. With the Pavao Quartet, Peacock made her recording debut in 2006 with the album Someone to Watch Over Me; the album was praised by George Gershwin's nephew for its arrangements of Gershwin's music.
Meanwhile, Peacock embarked on a solo career notable for its diversity of repertory. She performed and recorded Vivaldi's Four Seasons violin concertos and appeared as a soloist with the Trafalgar Sinfonia. In 2015, she released her debut album, Flight, featuring concertos written for her by contemporary composer Oliver Davis. Peacock has appeared on a large variety of pop albums by artists ranging from Tony Bennett and Barbra Streisand to Lady Gaga (Born This Way) and Pink, and she was part of the orchestra for various musicals staged in London's West End theater district. After the Pavao Quartet reduced its activities in the early 2010s, Peacock's range of activities became still more varied. Moving to Los Angeles, she also traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, to study bluegrass fiddling, and she joined the bluegrass band The Coal Porters, contributing not only as a fiddler but as a songwriter. She recorded several more albums of Davis' music for the Signum Classics label, including Air (2022). By that time, Peacock's list of recording credits was some 90 albums long.
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12 álbum(es) • Ordenado por Mejores ventas
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Oliver Davis: Dance
Kerenza Peacock, Huw Watkins, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Clásica - Editado por Signum Records el 30 sept. 2016
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Arboretum: II. Acai Palm
Paul Bateman, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Kerenza Peacock
Clásica - Editado por Signum Records el 7 abr. 2022
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Oliver Davis: Flight
Kerenza Peacock, London Symphony Orchestra
Música concertante - Editado por Signum Records el 3 mar. 2015
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Oliver Davis & Antonio Vivaldi: Seasons
Grace Davidson, Kerenza Peacock, Ivor Setterfield
Clásica - Editado por Signum Records el 9 oct. 2015
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Behold The Stars
Kerenza Peacock, Huw Watkins, Laura van der Heijden
Música de cámara - Editado por Signum Records el 19 mar. 2021
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Clarity
Kerenza Peacock, Jonathan Hill
Clásica - Editado por Signum Records el 6 ene. 2021
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Concerto pour violon "The Grasshopper"
Kerenza Peacock, Mark Smith, Robert Stevenson
Música de cámara - Editado por Naxos el 1 ene. 2011
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Sonata for Violin and Piano in F Major, R. 6: IV. Adagio ed intimo
Música de cámara - Editado por Signum Records el 16 feb. 2021
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Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano in A Major, R. 9: I. Allegro
Kerenza Peacock, Huw Watkins, Laura van der Heijden
Música de cámara - Editado por Signum Records el 2 mar. 2021
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Sonata for Violin and Piano in F Major, R. 6: III. Allegro con fuoco
Música de cámara - Editado por Signum Records el 2 feb. 2021
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