Peter Moore (trombonist)
Northern Irish trombonist (born 1996)
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Peter Moore is a Northern Irish trombonist. He was brought up in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester and studied at Chethams School of Music in Manchester, leaving in 2014.
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Peter Moore | |
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Moore in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1 January 1996 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Origin | Stalybridge, Greater Manchester |
| Occupation | Principal trombonist at the London Symphony Orchestra |
| Instrument | Trombone |
Moore was the winner of BBC Young Musician of the Year in May 2008, when he was only 12 years old.[1] Moore is the youngest winner of the competition to date, which is open to young persons aged 18 and under.[2]
On 29 May 2014, it was announced that the London Symphony Orchestra had appointed Moore its co-principal trombonist, at 18 the youngest ever member of the orchestra.[3]
From 2014 to 2019 Peter was represented by Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT).[4]
Discography
Edward Gregson's Trombone Concerto with BBC Concert Orchestra; Bramwell Tovey, conductor (Chandos CHAN 10627) – 2011
Life Force with James Baillieu, piano (Rubicon RCD1028) – 2018
Shift: Works for Trombone and Brass Band - works by Arthur Pryor, Gordon Langford, Phoebe Knapp, Erik William Gustav Leidzén, George Bassman, Simon Dobson and Philip Sparke, with the Tredegar Town Band conducted by Ian Porthouse (Chandos SACD) – 2025
