Professor Peter Cropper
Department of Music
The University of Sheffield
Jessop Building
34 Leavygreave Road
Sheffield
S3 7RD
Tel. +44 (0) 114 222 0476
Fax: +44 (0) 114 222 0469
email : p.cropper@sheffield.ac.uk
Biography
Peter Cropper studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. There, he founded the Lindsay String Quartet, of which he was the leader for over forty years, and, later, the International Chamber Music Festival in his home town of Sheffield. He has given many solo recitals and performed concertos with over a dozen different orchestras. His development of the "Music in the Round" concept led to him receiving a "Creative Briton" award in 2000, and more recently he was awarded the 2005 Cobbett Medal from the Worshipful Company of Musicians.
In September 2005 he was appointed Professor of String Quartet, where he teaches an MA in performance practice.
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Research Interests
- Violin performance
- String quartet studies
Current Projects
- Beethoven's violin sonatas recording project (with Martin Roscoe)
- Romantic piano trio performances (with Martin Roscoe and Moray Welsh)
Selected Recordings
2006. With Martin Roscoe, Beethoven The Complete Violin Sonatas, vol. 1. (Sanctuary GLD4023)
2001-3. With Ronald Birks, Robin Ireland, Bernard Gregor-Smith, Beethoven Quartets: The New Cycle. 9-CD set. (Sanctuary Classics CD DCA 1111-19)