Jane Peters

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Jane Peters (born 1963) is an Australian classical violinist and Arts Ambassador for Australia.

Early life[edit]

In 1963, Peters was born in Adelaide, Australia.[1] Peters' father is a retired GP and her mother studied Botany.[2]

Career[edit]

At age 10, Peters performed as a violinist on stage.[1]

At twelve Peters won a medal in France and performed on Australian TV.[3] In 1982 she received her B.A. and her teacher in Adelaide was Lyndall Hendrickson.[4] In 1986 she won the Bronze Medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition.[5][6] Peters has been an Arts Ambassador for Australia.[7]

Personal life[edit]

Peters has a daughter named Emma.[2] As of 2017, Peters resides in Rouen, Normandy, France.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Jane Peters". moderecords.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Jane Peters #SheInspires". shesociety.com.au. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Violinist, 12, wins French acclaim", The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 August 1975
  4. ^ "A Violin Concerto for One" by Catherine Osborne, The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 April 1988
  5. ^ "Music Review; Australian Violinist and Rising Pianist" by Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times, 2 March 1996
  6. ^ "Soviet, French violinists share prize". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Jane Peters". musicminder.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

Further reading[edit]

  • Philippe Borer, Aspects of European Influences on Violin Playing & Teaching in Australia, M.Mus. diss., 1988 (on Jane Peters' early training, see Appendix D, pp. 182–193)
  • Lyndall Hendrickson, A longitudinal Study of Precocity in Music, in Giftedness, a Continuing Worldwide Challenge, ed. by A. J. Cropley, New York, Trillium Press, 1985, pp. 192–203
  • Heather Kurzbauer, Jane Peters: A self-willed violin prodigy at 30, in The Strad, vol. 104, no. 1240 (August 1993), pp. 720–722