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It is an honour to have this wonderful new string quintet - written for me and my ensemble www.imusicanti - by the composer Ivor Hodgson.
The string quintet with double bass is one of our core instrumentations and we look forward to recording it on the SOMM Recordings label later this month.
The string quintet with double bass is one of our core instrumentations and we look forward to recording it on the SOMM Recordings label later this month.
November 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
It is an honour to have this wonderful new string quintet - written for me and my ensemble www.imusicanti - by the composer Ivor Hodgson.
The string quintet with double bass is one of our core instrumentations and we look forward to recording it on the SOMM Recordings label later this month.
The string quintet with double bass is one of our core instrumentations and we look forward to recording it on the SOMM Recordings label later this month.
Nearly 50 years after I first performed Schubert's 'Trout' Quintet, it is gratifying finally to have recorded it with my own ensemble, www.imusicanti.co.uk on the SOMM Recordings label.
And pairing it with a world premiere recording of Hummel's Piano Quintet Op.114a was an added bonus.
And pairing it with a world premiere recording of Hummel's Piano Quintet Op.114a was an added bonus.
October 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Nearly 50 years after I first performed Schubert's 'Trout' Quintet, it is gratifying finally to have recorded it with my own ensemble, www.imusicanti.co.uk on the SOMM Recordings label.
And pairing it with a world premiere recording of Hummel's Piano Quintet Op.114a was an added bonus.
And pairing it with a world premiere recording of Hummel's Piano Quintet Op.114a was an added bonus.
From the Strad magazine:
"Pianist Peter Donohoe and the string foursome of I Musicanti, directed by Leon Bosch, have done some serious public service in resurrecting these little-known but thoroughly distinctive British piano quintets from the early 20th century."
"Pianist Peter Donohoe and the string foursome of I Musicanti, directed by Leon Bosch, have done some serious public service in resurrecting these little-known but thoroughly distinctive British piano quintets from the early 20th century."
September 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
From the Strad magazine:
"Pianist Peter Donohoe and the string foursome of I Musicanti, directed by Leon Bosch, have done some serious public service in resurrecting these little-known but thoroughly distinctive British piano quintets from the early 20th century."
"Pianist Peter Donohoe and the string foursome of I Musicanti, directed by Leon Bosch, have done some serious public service in resurrecting these little-known but thoroughly distinctive British piano quintets from the early 20th century."
Congratulations on your appointment as Assistant Principal Double Bass of the @liverpoolphil.bsky.social Nathan Knight.
You were one of my very best students at Trinity Laban, with world class potential.
I wish you an enjoyable and accelerated journey fulfilling your musical and human potential.
You were one of my very best students at Trinity Laban, with world class potential.
I wish you an enjoyable and accelerated journey fulfilling your musical and human potential.
July 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Congratulations on your appointment as Assistant Principal Double Bass of the @liverpoolphil.bsky.social Nathan Knight.
You were one of my very best students at Trinity Laban, with world class potential.
I wish you an enjoyable and accelerated journey fulfilling your musical and human potential.
You were one of my very best students at Trinity Laban, with world class potential.
I wish you an enjoyable and accelerated journey fulfilling your musical and human potential.
Another wonderful concert at Wigmore Hall this time with the Ubuntu Ensemble in the The African Concert Series
And for those of you who think that my baton has supplanted my double bass, think again. Gagliano and I still relish the thrill of creating sound with my bow.
And for those of you who think that my baton has supplanted my double bass, think again. Gagliano and I still relish the thrill of creating sound with my bow.
July 21, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Another wonderful concert at Wigmore Hall this time with the Ubuntu Ensemble in the The African Concert Series
And for those of you who think that my baton has supplanted my double bass, think again. Gagliano and I still relish the thrill of creating sound with my bow.
And for those of you who think that my baton has supplanted my double bass, think again. Gagliano and I still relish the thrill of creating sound with my bow.
I Musicanti will be guests of Howdenshire Music on Saturday 12th July, in a programme of Dvorak and Beethoven.
Carl Hinde's arrangement of Beethoven's violin concerto for chamber forces is exquisite, and we look forward to Cristian de Sa's performance.
Carl Hinde's arrangement of Beethoven's violin concerto for chamber forces is exquisite, and we look forward to Cristian de Sa's performance.
July 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I Musicanti will be guests of Howdenshire Music on Saturday 12th July, in a programme of Dvorak and Beethoven.
Carl Hinde's arrangement of Beethoven's violin concerto for chamber forces is exquisite, and we look forward to Cristian de Sa's performance.
Carl Hinde's arrangement of Beethoven's violin concerto for chamber forces is exquisite, and we look forward to Cristian de Sa's performance.
At Maida Vale Studios to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra this afternoon, conducted by Jonathon Heyward.
The concert began with some twaddle by the composer Jost, but that was mercifully followed by Mieczysław Weinberg's Symphony No.3. What a revelation to hear this symphony for the very first time!
The concert began with some twaddle by the composer Jost, but that was mercifully followed by Mieczysław Weinberg's Symphony No.3. What a revelation to hear this symphony for the very first time!
July 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
At Maida Vale Studios to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra this afternoon, conducted by Jonathon Heyward.
The concert began with some twaddle by the composer Jost, but that was mercifully followed by Mieczysław Weinberg's Symphony No.3. What a revelation to hear this symphony for the very first time!
The concert began with some twaddle by the composer Jost, but that was mercifully followed by Mieczysław Weinberg's Symphony No.3. What a revelation to hear this symphony for the very first time!
Listening to the first edit of I Musicanti's recording on the SOMM Recordings label of TWO Op.114 piano quintets: Hummel and Schubert. Such joyful music!
The Hummel is just out of this world, and has never been recorded.
Congratulations and thanks to my colleagues for their exquisite musicianship.
The Hummel is just out of this world, and has never been recorded.
Congratulations and thanks to my colleagues for their exquisite musicianship.
June 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Listening to the first edit of I Musicanti's recording on the SOMM Recordings label of TWO Op.114 piano quintets: Hummel and Schubert. Such joyful music!
The Hummel is just out of this world, and has never been recorded.
Congratulations and thanks to my colleagues for their exquisite musicianship.
The Hummel is just out of this world, and has never been recorded.
Congratulations and thanks to my colleagues for their exquisite musicianship.
"Path To The Podium", charting my journey from the bowels of the orchestra to the podium, appears in the current edition of BBC Music Magazine.
I won't be hanging up my bow quite yet, but will increasingly have my back to the audience from now onwards.
I won't be hanging up my bow quite yet, but will increasingly have my back to the audience from now onwards.
June 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"Path To The Podium", charting my journey from the bowels of the orchestra to the podium, appears in the current edition of BBC Music Magazine.
I won't be hanging up my bow quite yet, but will increasingly have my back to the audience from now onwards.
I won't be hanging up my bow quite yet, but will increasingly have my back to the audience from now onwards.
Another memorable episode in I Musicanti's musical journey, recording Brazilian piano quintets for the 'Trout' instrumentation with the pianist Clélia Iruzun.
May 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Another memorable episode in I Musicanti's musical journey, recording Brazilian piano quintets for the 'Trout' instrumentation with the pianist Clélia Iruzun.
World premiere performances of classical era compositions are rare nowadays.
I had the privilege of conducting the 21st Century premiere of the harp concerto by Franz Joseph Keyper (1756-1815) with soloist Marina Solomon at the convention of the South African Strings Foundation in Bloemfontein.
I had the privilege of conducting the 21st Century premiere of the harp concerto by Franz Joseph Keyper (1756-1815) with soloist Marina Solomon at the convention of the South African Strings Foundation in Bloemfontein.
May 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
World premiere performances of classical era compositions are rare nowadays.
I had the privilege of conducting the 21st Century premiere of the harp concerto by Franz Joseph Keyper (1756-1815) with soloist Marina Solomon at the convention of the South African Strings Foundation in Bloemfontein.
I had the privilege of conducting the 21st Century premiere of the harp concerto by Franz Joseph Keyper (1756-1815) with soloist Marina Solomon at the convention of the South African Strings Foundation in Bloemfontein.
A big thank you to composer and conductor Adrian Davis for the gift of this book.
I have always known about its existence, but never got round to buying a copy.
Does anyone have any favourite/recommended chapters?
I have always known about its existence, but never got round to buying a copy.
Does anyone have any favourite/recommended chapters?
May 14, 2025 at 9:31 AM
A big thank you to composer and conductor Adrian Davis for the gift of this book.
I have always known about its existence, but never got round to buying a copy.
Does anyone have any favourite/recommended chapters?
I have always known about its existence, but never got round to buying a copy.
Does anyone have any favourite/recommended chapters?
"....he proves a natural, assimilating something of the style and eloquence of Sir Neville Marriner, but establishing very much his own buoyancy and grace, knowing when to let a lyrical line speak for itself and when to move along at a faster pace..."
April 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"....he proves a natural, assimilating something of the style and eloquence of Sir Neville Marriner, but establishing very much his own buoyancy and grace, knowing when to let a lyrical line speak for itself and when to move along at a faster pace..."
A sneak peak of our forthcoming CD release.
World premiere recordings of FOUR piano quintets for the 'Trout' instrumentation by British composers.
World premiere recordings of FOUR piano quintets for the 'Trout' instrumentation by British composers.
April 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A sneak peak of our forthcoming CD release.
World premiere recordings of FOUR piano quintets for the 'Trout' instrumentation by British composers.
World premiere recordings of FOUR piano quintets for the 'Trout' instrumentation by British composers.
This was in 1984 shortly after my first ever performance of Giovanni Bottesini's Concerto No.2 in B minor with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (It was known as The Cape Town Symphony Orchestra then) conducted by Theodore Kuchar.
April 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This was in 1984 shortly after my first ever performance of Giovanni Bottesini's Concerto No.2 in B minor with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra (It was known as The Cape Town Symphony Orchestra then) conducted by Theodore Kuchar.
I've just dug out my copy of Rossini's Une Larme for Double Bass and Piano.
I learnt and memorised it on 3rd January 1983, and now have a question for everyone I have seen playing it on social media.
Should the two note anacrusis (up beat) not be played on an up-bow instead?
I learnt and memorised it on 3rd January 1983, and now have a question for everyone I have seen playing it on social media.
Should the two note anacrusis (up beat) not be played on an up-bow instead?
April 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I've just dug out my copy of Rossini's Une Larme for Double Bass and Piano.
I learnt and memorised it on 3rd January 1983, and now have a question for everyone I have seen playing it on social media.
Should the two note anacrusis (up beat) not be played on an up-bow instead?
I learnt and memorised it on 3rd January 1983, and now have a question for everyone I have seen playing it on social media.
Should the two note anacrusis (up beat) not be played on an up-bow instead?
My next solo CD recording - I think it may well be No.20 - 'The British Double Bass Sonatina' CDE 84681 is due for release on 1st May 2025.
Seven Sonatinas, each with a brilliant story to tell.
Seven Sonatinas, each with a brilliant story to tell.
March 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
My next solo CD recording - I think it may well be No.20 - 'The British Double Bass Sonatina' CDE 84681 is due for release on 1st May 2025.
Seven Sonatinas, each with a brilliant story to tell.
Seven Sonatinas, each with a brilliant story to tell.
I Musicanti recording Hummel's Piano Quintet Op.114 on the Somm Recordings label. The perfect partner piece to Schubert's 'Trout Quintet Op.114.
March 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I Musicanti recording Hummel's Piano Quintet Op.114 on the Somm Recordings label. The perfect partner piece to Schubert's 'Trout Quintet Op.114.
It was a pleasure to meet the luthier Neal Heppleston at the 1901 Arts Club last night, and to hear the young bassist Marcus Vinicius De Oliveira perform on one of Neal's double basses.
The Heppleston Soloist Project is a wonderful initiative.
The Heppleston Soloist Project is a wonderful initiative.
March 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It was a pleasure to meet the luthier Neal Heppleston at the 1901 Arts Club last night, and to hear the young bassist Marcus Vinicius De Oliveira perform on one of Neal's double basses.
The Heppleston Soloist Project is a wonderful initiative.
The Heppleston Soloist Project is a wonderful initiative.
It was a wonderful surprise and honour to win the Royal Philharmonic Society's 'Storytelling' award on Thursday evening.
And it was an added privilege to perform Abdi from Grant McLachlan's Sonatina with the pianist María Linares during the course of proceedings.
Photo: Greg Milner
And it was an added privilege to perform Abdi from Grant McLachlan's Sonatina with the pianist María Linares during the course of proceedings.
Photo: Greg Milner
March 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
It was a wonderful surprise and honour to win the Royal Philharmonic Society's 'Storytelling' award on Thursday evening.
And it was an added privilege to perform Abdi from Grant McLachlan's Sonatina with the pianist María Linares during the course of proceedings.
Photo: Greg Milner
And it was an added privilege to perform Abdi from Grant McLachlan's Sonatina with the pianist María Linares during the course of proceedings.
Photo: Greg Milner
What a joy it was to make music with the The Hanover Band and my good friend Sebastian Comberti at Kings Place yesterday in the London Chamber Music Society concert series.
The orchestra was on 🔥 and the music sparkled 🙂
Here's a snapshot from our afternoon rehearsal.
The orchestra was on 🔥 and the music sparkled 🙂
Here's a snapshot from our afternoon rehearsal.
February 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
What a joy it was to make music with the The Hanover Band and my good friend Sebastian Comberti at Kings Place yesterday in the London Chamber Music Society concert series.
The orchestra was on 🔥 and the music sparkled 🙂
Here's a snapshot from our afternoon rehearsal.
The orchestra was on 🔥 and the music sparkled 🙂
Here's a snapshot from our afternoon rehearsal.
This was on 14th June 1984 when my duo partner Anthony John Thwaites and I performed a recital, in the Recital Room of the RNCM - Royal Northern College of Music, to raise funds for The Ida Carroll Trust, which was then in the process of being set up.
January 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This was on 14th June 1984 when my duo partner Anthony John Thwaites and I performed a recital, in the Recital Room of the RNCM - Royal Northern College of Music, to raise funds for The Ida Carroll Trust, which was then in the process of being set up.
Comments like this provide fuel to one's musical fire - thank you Marg. It is also a tribute to the Catalan virtuoso/composer Josep Cervera-Bret whose music features in this YouTube video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwvb...
Publications are available here:
www.imusicantipublishing.com/josep-cerver...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwvb...
Publications are available here:
www.imusicantipublishing.com/josep-cerver...
January 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Comments like this provide fuel to one's musical fire - thank you Marg. It is also a tribute to the Catalan virtuoso/composer Josep Cervera-Bret whose music features in this YouTube video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwvb...
Publications are available here:
www.imusicantipublishing.com/josep-cerver...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwvb...
Publications are available here:
www.imusicantipublishing.com/josep-cerver...
Surrounded by music as usual, but this time I'm listening to the first edit of my ' The British Double Bass Sonatina' CD recording. It is always interesting to revisit repertoire that one has ostensibly put to rest.
December 28, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Surrounded by music as usual, but this time I'm listening to the first edit of my ' The British Double Bass Sonatina' CD recording. It is always interesting to revisit repertoire that one has ostensibly put to rest.
With my very best wishes to family and friends around the world for a happy and peaceful festive season.
December 25, 2024 at 3:17 PM
With my very best wishes to family and friends around the world for a happy and peaceful festive season.