Mikael Petersson B Mus (Hons)
Swedish concert pianist Mikael Petersson obtained a B Mus (Hons) degree at Birmingham Conservatoire in the year 2000. He has also attended Masterclasses with Prof. Hans Leygraf and has studied with Prof. Peter Feuchtwanger.
Piano recitals have taken place in Sweden, Germany, France, Austria and the U.K. Venues include The Castle of Mauritzberg in Sweden; Southwark Festival, St Mary Abbott’s Church, St James’s Church and the Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields in London as well as Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Symphony Hall and the CBSO Centre in Birmingham.
He performed the Piano Concerto in G major by Maurice Ravel at St Mary’s Church in Nottingham and has appeared on radio and television. He has also produced a CD with music by Chopin, Mozart and the Swedish composer Stenhammar. As an accompanist Mikael Pettersson has worked with Canoldir Male Voice Choir and German singer Eva Meier as well as cellist Richard Jenkinson from the CBSO. In 2000 he was a finalist in the Birmingham Accompanist of the Year Competition.
He received a Diploma in the summer 2007 for his attendance at a Masterclass at Universität Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria where he also performed in concert. In December 2010 Mikael Petersson performed in Florida, USA, with mezzo soprano Virginia Alonso, who has appeared in performances together with Placido Domingo. Recently Mikael Pettersson released his second CD featuring Mendelssohn’s Lieder ohne Worte.
In 2012 Mikael Petersson was a semi-finalist in the International Adilia Alieva Piano Competition which took place near Geneva.
Swedish concert pianist Mikael Petersson obtained a B Mus (Hons) degree at Birmingham Conservatoire in the year 2000. He has also attended Masterclasses with Prof. Hans Leygraf and has studied with Prof. Peter Feuchtwanger.
Piano recitals have taken place in Sweden, Germany, France, Austria and the U.K. Venues include The Castle of Mauritzberg in Sweden; Southwark Festival, St Mary Abbott’s Church, St James’s Church and the Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields in London as well as Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Symphony Hall and the CBSO Centre in Birmingham.
He performed the Piano Concerto in G major by Maurice Ravel at St Mary’s Church in Nottingham and has appeared on radio and television. He has also produced a CD with music by Chopin, Mozart and the Swedish composer Stenhammar. As an accompanist Mikael Pettersson has worked with Canoldir Male Voice Choir and German singer Eva Meier as well as cellist Richard Jenkinson from the CBSO. In 2000 he was a finalist in the Birmingham Accompanist of the Year Competition.
He received a Diploma in the summer 2007 for his attendance at a Masterclass at Universität Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria where he also performed in concert. In December 2010 Mikael Petersson performed in Florida, USA, with mezzo soprano Virginia Alonso, who has appeared in performances together with Placido Domingo. Recently Mikael Pettersson released his second CD featuring Mendelssohn’s Lieder ohne Worte.
In 2012 Mikael Petersson was a semi-finalist in the International Adilia Alieva Piano Competition which took place near Geneva.