Draft:Kerenza Peacock

Kerenza Peacock is a violinist known for her classical, pop and bluegrass music. She is also the creator of the movement 'Violinists Support Ukraine'.

Musical Career
Kerenza attended the Royal Academy of Music where she co-founded the Pavão Quartet in 1998.

Together, the Pavão Quartet recorded six classical albums. Notably, the Pavão Quartet performed on Eric Whitacre’s album Light & Gold which received a Grammy in 2012 and reached Number 1 in the Classical charts both in the UK and USA.

In 2011, Kerenza recorded the world premiere of Joseph Holbrooke's Violin Concerto 'The Grasshopper' which reached number 19 in the UK Classical Music Charts.

Following her departure from the Pavão Quartet in 2014, Kerenza began a collaboration with composer Oliver Davis and Signum Records. Together they have released seven albums which Kerenza is the soloist on, alongside the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra. 'Flight' and 'Dance' both reached top 20 positions in the UK Classical Music Charts and three of their albums were awarded Classic FM' s Album of the Week.

In 2014, Kerenza joined Sid Griffin’s The Coal Porters, a British-American Bluegrass group, on fiddle and vocals. She composed one of their hits, Chopping the Garlic.

Kerenza has also led orchestras for televised events such as BBC Proms and Adele: One Night Only. She has performed on the soundtrack of movies and TV series including Encanto, Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Star Trek: Discovery.

Violinists Support Ukraine
Kerenza is the creator of the ‘Violinists Support Ukraine’ movement. She co-ordinated the recording of traditional Ukrainian folk song Verbovaya Doschechka by 94 renowned violinists across the world, to demonstrate their solidarity after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Notable contributors include Mark O'Connor, Daniel Hope and leaders of orchestras from 29 countries.

The collaboration also included 9 young Ukrainian violinists, some of whom had to record their contributions from bomb shelters. The montage was played during ITV's televised Concert for Ukraine and accompanied live by soloist Nicola Benedetti