2010 was an exceptionally busy year, with my concert at Carnegie Hall in March, the recording project of Victor Frost’s piece for PARMA in CZ, the beginning of my collaboration with tenor DavidMichael Schuster, and a catch-as-catch can ensemble performance with flutist Viviana Guzman in the San Francisco Bay area.
2011 will be much more streamlined and focused, with three exciting endeavors:
1.) Maintaining my concert repertoire, and learning new pieces (Turina and Paganini, TBA)
2.) The Grieg project for Centaur Records, of which I am writing the guitar transcriptions, to be completed this Summer. It has been a long time coming.
3.) My collaboration with Mr. Schuster – we will be performing ‘The Divan of Moses-IBN-Ezra’ at Carnegie Hall in January, 2012, along with much by Schubert and Mompou. In addition we have commissioned a new work for guitar and tenor by composer Clarice Assad, of which we are extremely excited about. I will post more information about this concert early in June.
My lengthy tour begins this weekend in Port Orange, FL and will go until the end of May – the longest tour I have ever taken.
During the first leg of this tour I will have my suave assistant with me, Rob Savitsky.
Rob has done a spectacular job with PR and social networking, with most of the later pivoting around Facebook and Twitter. He has some excellent ideas, executes everything with finesse and is a HUGE asset to my career.
Fiction-wise I just finished ‘The American’ by Henry James. Now I am reading ‘A Distant Mirror’ by Barbara Tuchmnan.
This is the year to purchase new stereo equipment:
ARCAM FMJ 18 integrated amp (this British component has a lovely sound)
ORTOPHON 2m Bronze cartridge for my turntable (the sound is nothing short of amazing – yes – I prefer LPs)
I am thinking of upgrading my speakers to some Bowers and Wilkins 600 series, but not until later this year.
Thanks for stopping by!
Sincerely,
Peter
I had the pleasure of attending Peter’s recital yesterday, May 15th at the Aurora, IL public library and I must say you play beautifully. At times it was emotional for me, see my husband who also played classical guitar passed away on 3.16.2011. Many of the songs brought back bittersweet memories, for he played a couple of the songs on your program. I hope you enjoyed Aurora IL…take care! Lisa
Your kind words mean a lot to me – thank you.
Thank you — this means so much to me!
I was quite moved by your performance at the La Salle Public Library last night. I spoke with you briefly, while purchasing your CDs. It is so rare that we are able to hear such a fine artist perform in our rural area. Most artists prefer large, urban venues. I cannot begin to express my appreciation for your willingess to perform in our small, rural town. The smaller venue gave such intimacy to your performance. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. Your music is pure joy! I know I will enjoy all of the CDs, but not as much as hearing you in person.
Thank you — this really means a lot to me!
Thank you Marty — this really makes me feel good!