29th January
Study Programme
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Prokofiev: A summer day
Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew themes, op. 34
Prokofiev: Sinfonietta op. 5/48
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto no. 2
Petros Moschos – piano
The Morley Chamber Orchestra conducted by Charles Peebles
A celebration of two towering figures of 20th-century Russian music.
This evening’s programme explores the vibrant contrasts and lyrical depth of Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich. Opening with A Summer Day, Prokofiev evokes scenes of innocence and nostalgia through delicate orchestration. His Sinfonietta, composed in his early years and later revised, showcases his signature wit, rhythmic vitality, and neoclassical clarity. The concert concludes with Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2, a sparkling and humorous work written as a birthday gift for his son—full of charm, lyricism, and youthful exuberance.
Biographical Note
Petros Moschos has repeatedly appeared in concerts in Greece, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ireland, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Israel, Venezuela, Canada and the United States of America. He has participated in international festivals such as Brno International Festival, Janacek Festival, Athens and Epidaurus Festival and others and has performed in venues such as National Concert Hall, (Dubin), Philharmonic Hall (Odessa), Olympia Theatre, Steinway Hall (Miami), Teresa Carreno Theatre (Caracas), Teatro Regio di Torino (Turin), Teatro Margarita (Sicily), Meistersinger Ηalle (Nuremberg), Musée Olympique (Lausanne), Fairfield Hall, St. Johns Smith Square, South Bank Centre (London), Athens Megaron Concert Hall and many others.
He has been soloist with, Filarmonica di Torino, Bad-Wiesse Orchester, Israeli Festival Orchestra, Fürther Streichholzer Orchester, Florida Classical Orchestra, Janacek Chamber Orchestra, Brampton Symphony Orchestra, Morley Chamber Orchestra, Camden Filarmonia, Chamber Academy Orchestra, Venezuela Youth Orchestra, University of London Symphony Orchestra, Thessaloniki State Orchestra and others.
He has recorded for the BBC, Czech, Israeli and Bavarian Radio, and CDs with Deux-Elles, Genuin and Classics PMC 333.
He has won several National Competitions as well as the “Lilian Davies” award (Royal Academy of Music, London) and the “Eleni Mykonou” prize of the Academy of Athens. Also, in collaboration with Dimitris Karydis, their piano duo (Piano Duo ‘Antithesis’) has received top prizes in international music competitions such as ‘Murray Dranoff’ Competition (USA), ‘Schubert Competition’ (Czech Republic), the ‘Bellini Competition’, ‘Rovere d’Oro Competition’, IBLA Grand Prize (Italy), the ‘Donostia Hiria’ (Spain)
He is also a member of the Tetrachord Piano Ensemble, a group of four pianists on two pianos, where they perform rare and contemporary works for this unusual combination.
Petros studied with Dimitris Toufexis, Piers Lane, Frank Wibaut and James Gibb graduating with a Soloist Diploma (Award of Excellence) from the National Conservatory of Athens, Diploma of Advanced Studies with Merit from the Royal Academy of Music in London, Master of Arts in Music with distinction, and Doctor of Musical Arts from City University of London.
Petros Moschos teaches piano at City Literary Institute, Morley College, as well as at the Centre for Young Musicians – a division of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. His students have won prizes in international competitions and festivals (Japan Chopin Competition, Asia Pacific Youth Music Competition, Croydon Festival, North London Festival, Brighton College Young Musician of the Year etc.). He has also been awarded a «Certificate of Recognition for Dedicated Excellent Music Teaching» by “Hong Kong Music for Youth”.
