Frédéric Chopin - Berceuse Op. 57 - Peter Roper-Curzon

Peter Roper-Curzon plays Chopin Berceuse. During a live performance in 2004 at St. John's Church in Notting Hill, London.

Peter Roper-Curzon was born in 1977 and comes from a musical family of ten children. He first studied piano under Joan Bourlet at the age of four and gave his first public recital in Malmesbury House in Salisbury when he was ten.

In 1986 he became a chorister in Salisbury Cathedral then head chorister (Bishop's Chorister) in 1990. He studied the organ under David Halls and the under Robin Wells when he was awarded the top Music Scholarship to Charterhouse.

There he studied the piano, organ, 'cello, harpsichord and fortepiano. He received tuition for the organ under many eminent names such as Gillian Wier, Peter Hurford, Anne Marsden-Thomas and, for the piano; under Roslyn Tureck and his longstanding tutor, Yonty Solomon.

In his years at Charterhouse, Peter gave many organ and piano recitals around the UK and appeared as soloist with the Guilford Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven's third Piano Concerto. He played solo recitals and concert in venues such as St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Windsor Castle, Steinway Hall, Beaulieu Abbey and the Purcell Room, the latter at the invitation of the BBC.

In 1996 he was a National Keyboard Finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the year Competition appearing in the televised finals. In that same year he was awarded the Organ Scholarship to Lady Margret Hall, Oxford where he read music. He led his college choir on a tour to Paris conducting and giving organ recitals at the Cathedrals of St. Merri, Notre-Dame, St, Clothilde and La Madeleine.

Since graduating from Oxford University in 1999 with a BA (Hons) degree in Music, Peter has been continuing his recital career playing in top venues in the UK and abroad.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Frédéric
• Chopin
• Berceuse
• Op.
• 57
• Piano
• Romantic

[1Thompsonmusic]

Is this the same pianist who played General Lavine Eccentric in Young Musician of the Year, which I was watching at the time?

[advisorC101]

@1Thompsonmusic, I wouldn't know since I didn't see the performance. However, he was a finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year.

[organmosic]

you have a wonderful teacher indeed

[advisorC101]

I know...

[robertgift]

Wonderful.

Lovely, gentle touch.

[advisorC101]

I agree, in his hands it just flows so smoothly.

[nycolas1712]

Excellent.

[AndreaPianoPlayer]

Fantastic playing, so mouving. It seems to listening drops of water falling down. I like especially from 1.43 to 1.57.

[organman52]

This is the most beautiful playing I can imagine. And this piece is otherwordly.

[passacaglia28]

Great performance! Thank you for sharing.

[litanijebral]

Nice. Thank you, James! :)

[willowthebored]

I'm not usually a Chopin fan (or a fan of the piano in general), but this is really nice! He has the kind of expressive control I dream about, the romantic piano's best and (as such things tend to be) most underutilized resource. Five stars, a favorite, some inspiration and then some.