Floriane Peycelon
Floriane Peycelon studied the violin at the Lyon Conservatoire in France before going on to study an MA in Politics and International Relations at Sciences Politiques whilst playing in the Lyon Sinfonietta. On moving to the UK, for twenty years, Flo combined a successful career in education and working as a local freelance player. She is now working as a full-time musician and is a prominent figure in the musical scene throughout Kent.
She leads many of the orchestras and ensembles locally, including both Folkestone and Canterbury Symphony Orchestras. She set up and directs Folkestone Community Players, a mixed-ability community orchestra as well as the Folkestone Youth String Orchestra, Folkestone’s only Strings orchestra for school aged children. She teaches violin both privately and at the University of Kent, where she also directs the String Sinfonia. As a chamber musician, she leads the Orsay Ensemble.
Flo has given numerous solo and chamber music recitals in the UK and abroad, from France, to Germany and New Zealand. Past solo performances with symphony orchestras have included the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, the Beethoven Concerto, Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole and Vaughan Williams’ Lark Ascending.
Flo has just been awarded a “Town Mayor’s Community Award” in recognition for her work in supporting and encouraging music at community level in Folkestone, from her tutoring violinists to directing her Youth String Orchestra and her involvement with Folkestone Community Players.
Both her Folkestone Youth String Orchestra and Folkestone Community Orchestra will share the bill on Friday 10th July at 7.30pm at the Cornerstone Centre. The concert will help raise funds for Folkestone-based charity MASC, Music and Arts for the Shepway Community.
