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.
Career At age 10, Peters performed as a violinist on stage.
At twelve Peters won a medal in France and performed on Australian TV."Violinist, 12, wins French acclaim", The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 August 1975 In 1982 she received her B.A. and her teacher in Adelaide was Lyndall Hendrickson."A Violin Concerto for One" by Catherine Osborne, The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 April 1988 In 1986 she won the Bronze Medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition."Music Review; Australian Violinist and Rising Pianist" by Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times, 2 March 1996 Peters has been an Arts Ambassador for Australia.
Personal life Peters has a daughter named Emma. As of 2017, Peters resides in Rouen, Normandy, France.
References
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