Violinist Kerenza Peacock is a strikingly versatile figure whose activities extend from standard classical orchestral and chamber repertory to contemporary music, various strands of pop, musical theater, and even bluegrass. She has made several recordings of music by composer Oliver Davis.
Peacock was born on September 24, 1979, in Ipswich in the English county of Suffolk. The name Kerenza means "love and affection" in the Cornish language. She took up the violin at age three, and at ten, she entered the Junior Department at the Royal Academy of Music in London while attendin...