Peter Veale

Grandma, grandpa and parents: all of them studied music. The fact that Peter Veale took up the violin and piano at the age of six was therefore of no surprise to anyone. Gaining acceptance for his wish to change to oboe later required some persuasiveness on his part, however. But it was well-invested. Peter Veale, born in New Zealand and brought up in Australia, soon drew attention to himself with the help of the best local teachers. Even before beginning to study with Heinz Holliger in Freiburg, he played in the radio orchestra in Adelaide – “that was an important learning experience for me, and I’m very glad that I was able to have it when I did.” Since then, becoming an orchestra musician no longer counts among Peter Veale’s goals. But there are other perspectives instead. He learned t