With Oliver Davis / London Symphony Orchestra
Directing Vivaldi on Classic FM’s Album of the Week
With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Abbey Road
“Lithe, elegant violin playing. Easy conquest of the virtuoso demands.”
A renowned classical violinist, Kerenza’s album as soloist with the London Symphony Orchestra reached the top of the UK Classical Charts. Her recording of Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons', directed by herself from the violin, was picked as Album of the Week on Classic FM, and she has recorded a disc of concertos written especially for her by Oliver Davis, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Kerenza led the Pavao String Quartet on five albums and 15 years of tours throughout the world. She was a regular concerto soloist in London’s St. Martin in the Fields, and is now resident in Los Angeles.
Kerenza’s latest release is a piece she composed for solo violin and string orchestra, called “Rainbow”. It was inspired by the rainbow which appeared in the middle of a storm, when her family scattered her mother’s ashes on the Cornish cliffs. She wrote it as a surprise for her father’s 70th birthday, and it was first performed in St. Martin in the Fields, London as an encore after Kerenza had performed Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.
Kerenza has performed with a huge number of artists including Paul McCartney and KanYe West. At one point she was playing on all Top 3 albums in the Pop Charts, as well as on the Classical no. 1. She is playing on the latest albums by Madonna, Celine Dion, Harry Styles, Bon Jovi and Barbra Streisand. In 2016 she completed a year long global tour with Adele, as concertmaster.
Kerenza studied violin at the Royal Academy of Music, graduating with First Class Honors and was awarded a Leverhulme Fellowship for 2 years. Her solo and chamber discs have all received 5-star reviews.
Kerenza also enjoys playing bluegrass and singing, and wrote two songs on the latest album by the Coal Porters. Kerenza has played on many television and film soundtracks, including Downton Abbey, Avatar and Encanto.
Kerenza was appointed an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music for making a “significant contribution to the music industry".
“Performed with charisma and sensitivity by Kerenza Peacock and the LSO.”
Vivaldi in St. Martin in the Fields
Directing the "Four Seasons" from the violin.
Recording in Abbey Road Studios
With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. New pieces for violin and orchestra by Oliver Davis.
2019
Interviewed on Rob Bell’s podcast
Speaking about how music can heal us emotionally, spiritually and physically. Los Angeles, 2019
Korngold Concerto in Germany
Performing the Korngold Concerto with the Duisberg Philharmonic, 2018
Playing bluegrass with the Coal Porters
“Chopping the Garlic” written by Kerenza
Playing the Sibelius Concerto in Vancouver, Canada
Recording Vivaldi’s Four Seasons for Signum Records
Kerenza’s Classical Starter Kit on Spotify
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