Peggy
was Born in Nice in 1978, where, at the age of 4, she started to study piano. At
9, she began studying the harp under the tuition of Ms. E. Fontan-Binoche and
obtained her Musical Diploma at the Conservatoire National de Region de Nice
with distinction in 1996. The same year, she was offered a place at the
Conservatoire de Paris-CNR to study with Marielle Nordmann on a Master-class
course, where she also obtained a Diploma in Historical Studies.
In 2000 Peggy won an Elsie Martin Award to study at the Royal College of Music, with Ieuan Jones and passed her Postgraduate Diploma in Solo Performance in June 2001. In 2002 she won a scholarship - the French Award Lavoisier from Ministere des Affaires Etrangeres to continue her study at the RCM and obtained her Postgraduate Diploma in Advance Performance with distinction .
Peggy has participated in many master classes with the world’s leading harp teachers, such as Catherine Michel, Marie-Claire Jamet, Erika Waardenburg, Fabrice Pierre and Marielle Nordmann.
Peggy won the 1st prize of the Concours de Harpe de Cassis , the 1st prize of the Concours de Musique de Chambre de Cassis, with a special prize “Marielle Nordmann”. She won a prize in the First International Competition « Lily Laskine, and then the second price in the Deuxieme Concours International de Musique de Chambre en Arles. Recently Peggy was finalist of the Fifth International chamber music competition in Arles.
Since the age of twelve Peggy is giving many recitals as a soloist or in chamber music in Halls such as Theatre des champs Elysées, Salle Pleyel and Opera comique in Paris, St-Martin in the field, Kensington Palace, St- Michaels Church in London, or National Opera in Nice. She has also been invited to give a Recital for the Seventh Mondial Harp Congress in Prague. Peggy has worked with many of the world leading conductors, such as Armin Jordan, Jacques Mercier, Jean Claude Casadessus, Lorin Maazel, Janos Fürst, and Sir Charles Mackerras. Peggy recently performed the Boildieu’s Concerto in C in London and received a standing ovation and has been invited last december to play in the Vertuosi Festival in Brazil. Forthcoming engagements include the Buthan Festival in Beyrouth, playing Principal harp with the Janacek Philharmonic conducted by Jan Latham Koening.