Alan Peters was an outstanding violinist who
started life playing in the military and went on to play with many of the leading London
Orchestras. He was lead violinist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, a member of the
London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra and was leader of the Royal
Opera House, (Covent Garden) Ballet Orchestra. As an independent record producer Alan
recorded hundreds of music tracks both classical and easy listening and was fondly named
"The Duke of Barnes" after his recording studio there. After Alan retired from performing he
acted as Producer for the worlds largest set of recordings with one Orchestra (The Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra), between 1992 and 1997, recording over 150 albums at CTS Wembley,
many receiving critical acclaim. He gave emerging young talent the opportunity to shine as
soloists and worked with the world’s best-loved conductors, including Sir Charles Mackerras,
Yehudi Menuhin OM KBE and Carl Davies CBE. His recording of Peter and the Wolf with Sir John
Gielgud became legendary. Throughout his career, Alan worked with countless legends of the
music industry including Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, Dionne Warwick and many,
many more.
Alan sadly died on the 2nd November 2017. He died in hospital having been ill
for sometime, finally losing his battle with dignity and grace
Alan John Peters
Violinist, Producer & Impresario
