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An Intimate Memoir of Clarinettist Gervase de Peyer “one of the most brilliant performers of his era anywhere in the world” Professor Colin Lawson CBE, Director Emeritus, Royal College of Music Gervase de Peyer as I Knew Him is an intimate portrait of renowned classical clarinettist Gervase de…

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An Intimate Memoir of Clarinettist Gervase de Peyer “one of the most brilliant performers of his era anywhere in the world” Professor Colin Lawson CBE, Director Emeritus, Royal College of Music Gervase de Peyer as I Knew Him is an intimate portrait of renowned classical clarinettist Gervase de Peyer by his wife and partner of forty years, published to mark the centenary of his birth. A musician’s musician, Gervase was admired by his peers for extending the range of the clarinet as a solo instrument, inspiring many acclaimed classical composers to write with his tone in mind, and for the musical brilliance and flair that spurred his international career, including as principal clarinet of the London Symphony Orchestra and a founding member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. http://crosseyedpianist.com/2026/06/05/an-intimate-memoir-of-clarinettist-gervase-de-peyer/