Jane Peters Explained

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

Early life

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

Career

At age 10, Peters performed as a violinist on stage.^[2]

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

Peters has a daughter named Emma.^[1] As of 2017, Peters resides in Rouen, Normandy, France.^[1]

Further reading

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jane Peters #SheInspires . shesociety.com.au . March 1, 2017 . April 1, 2019.
2. Web site: Jane Peters . moderecords.com . April 1, 2019 . 8 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160908223114/http://www.moderecords.com/profiles/janepeters.html . dead .
3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AfpjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WuYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3688,7608832&dq=jane-peters+violinist&hl=en "Violinist, 12, wins French acclaim"
4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=huQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3069,4885120&dq=jane-peters+violinist&hl=en "A Violin Concerto for One"
5. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/02/arts/music-review-australian-violinist-and-rising-pianist.html "Music Review; Australian Violinist and Rising Pianist"
6. News: Soviet, French violinists share prize. Los Angeles Times. 6 July 2017 . 8 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121108000820/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/57971674.html?dids=57971674:57971674&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+03,+1986&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=SOVIET,+FRENCH+VIOLINISTS+SHARE+PRIZE&pqatl=google . dead .
7. Web site: Jane Peters . musicminder.com.au . April 1, 2019.