Piano | Organ | Clarinet | Gamelan

Piano | Organ | Clarinet | Gamelan

Concerts

Wednesday 1 October 2025, 2:00pm

St. Nicholas' Church
Church St, Brighton, BN1 3LJ

45-minute piano recital exploring classical improvisation, music by Mozart and Peter De Souza

Thursday 16 October 2025, 1:10pm

St. Matthew's Church
71 Station Rd, Redhill, RH1 1DL

45-minute piano recital exploring classical improvisation, music by Mozart and Peter De Souza

Monday 11 May 2026, 1:10pm

All Saints Parish Church
Church St, High Wycombe, HP11 2DE

40-minute piano recital, programme TBC

Monday 11 May 2026, 1:10pm

All Saints Parish Church
Church St, High Wycombe, HP11 2DE

40-minute piano recital, programme TBC

Recordings

Intermezzo in A major Op.118 No.2 by Johannes Brahms

Boogie Woogie Improvisation

Felicity Rag by Scott Joplin

Unmeasured Prelude in D major by Louis Couperin

The Crave by Jelly Roll Morton

Over The Rainbow by Oscar Peterson

"Reading Between The Lines" recital exploring historical performance practices

Danzas Argentinas Op.2, II. Danza de la moza donosa by Alberto Ginastera

Biography

Peter is a London-based pianist, harpsichordist, organist, clarinettist and Javanese gamelan player (Indonesian classical music) with performance experience across the UK & Indonesia, including the Royal Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Cadogan Hall, Birmingham Symphony Hall, The Glasshouse (prev. Sage Gateshead) & the International Gamelan Festival in Java. 

As a keyboardist, he is deeply devoted to the music of the Austro-German tradition and the French repertoire of the Ancien Régime. Peter is especially fascinated by how this music was performed in the historical context in which it was composed and loves to share these insights with audiences.

A particular passion of Peter's is to introduce classical music to younger generations, which he pursues as a member of the London Philharmonic Orchestra's New Generation Board. In addition to this, he regularly plays the organ for church services, performs piano/clarinet recitals and enjoys playing gamelan at the UK Indonesian Embassy and Southbank Centre. He is also an experienced ultramarathon runner.

Peter obtained a First-Class Honours degree in Music from King's College London, specialising in 18th-century music & dance, keyboard music from Bach to Beethoven, clarinet performance (with the Royal Academy of Music) and composition. He was awarded the Adam Prize for receiving the highest marks in the Faculty of Music. In addition, Peter also holds diplomas for piano and clarinet performance from the Royal Schools of Music and Trinity College London.

Contact

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© Peter De Souza 2025

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