In October 2009, Carl started his PhD. studies
at the renowned Academy of Music in Kraków, Poland.
In his dissertation, under the direction of Prof. Andrzej Pikul,
he will research in the exotic influences in Western music of
the post Romantic period.

After the successfull Flotow recording, Carl and Sterling get together for a new project.
The CD will include the fabled Java Suite by the Polish pianist composer Leopold Godowsky.
Godowsky, often described as the "Pianist of Pianists" was mostly renowned for his paraphrases of piano pieces by other composers, which he enhanced with ingenious contrapuntal devices and rich chromatic harmonies. In his original Java Suite he captured impressions of scenes in Indonesia, gleaned during his tour of 1922 to Singapore, Java, Bali, and beyond.
The result is a colourful fresco, painted in traditional Indonesian harmonies with a touch of European impressionism.
The recording, which will also contain some of the Studies on Chopin's Etudes, will be released in the summer of 2010.

"Zig, zig, zag, on his violin.
The winter wind blows, and the night is dark,
Moans are heard in the linden trees.
White skeletons pass through the gloom,
Running and leaping in their shrouds..."

Carl's new 2009 programme "Danse macabre" explores sheer virtuosity, theatricality and mystique of piano Romanticism. The seventy-minutes-long recital includes brilliant works by Fryderyk Chopin, Franz Liszt and Vladimir Horowitz, that have profoundly shaped all music of the period, and culminates in a mysterious atmosphere of Saint-Saëns' famed "Danse macabre", based on an old French superstition.

Concerts booked in Sweden, Denmark, the Czech Republic, the United States and Canada.

Carl was awarded the Helsingborg cultural prize for his achievements with Flotow's Piano concertos.
The prize was handed over at a ceremony held at the Dunkers Kulturhus on Friday, 3th December 2008, by a delegate of the Swedish Ministry of culture.

The CD has already been widely acclaimed by international critics, e.g. The Gramophone, Klassikmagazin, Klassieke Zaken and Classical Lost and Found.

Carl's performance was recognized as one to perfection with great sensitivity and precision, and he was said to be a fine advocat for both concertos, playing in a spirited and rythmically bouyant way.

The new album with the records of the two piano concertos by Friedrich von Flotow comes out on Monday, September 29th 2008, under the wings of Sterling Records. The album is on sale in 32 countries on all continents, among others in the U.S.A., Canada, Japan, South America, Sweden, France and Germany.
Besides the piano concertos the CD also contains Flotow's orchestral pieces. The record is a world premiere, bringing the fresh works of this romantic
to up-to-date listeners.

The piano concertos have already been broadcasted on several radios, e.g. Alabama Public Radio (U.S.A.), Concertzender (Netherlands), Radiostephansdom (Austria) and Svenska Radion (Sweden).

· Carl's interview for Helsingborgs Dagblad
· "The Next Wave in the Swedish Piano World"

April 15th, Carl realised a live recording for the Czech Radio. In the Radio Residence in Pilsen he presented a program consisting of pieces by Franz Liszt, Fryderik Chopin, Isaac Albéniz a Leopold Godowsky.

On this evening Carl participated with the Russian pianist Maxim Averkiev who performed pieces by Schumann, Rachmaninoff and Debussy. The live concert recording, together with the interview, will be broadcasted on the frequences of the Czech Radio 3 - Vltava.

Friedrich von Flotow - Piano Concertos No. 1 and 2

Carl Petersson has prepared a new album containing the two
Piano Concertos by a romantic composer Friedrich von Flotow.
No. 1 in c minor (1830) and No. 2 in a minor (1831) were recorded in Pilsen, The Czech republic, with the Pilsen Philharmony Orchestra.
Release is set to autumn 2008 through Sterling records.

May 17th, during the concert in the Bělá pod Bezdězem castle, Carl met a unique opportunity. The grand piano from 19th century on which he performed proved to have quite a history.
The piano has been bequested to the castle by the opera singer of the Prague National Theatre. However, after investigations for its previous owners a great surprise comes... According to the newest research the instrument with a well-preserved Vienna mechanique once belonged to no one else but the Czech music grandeur, Bedřich Smetana.

On April 18th 2008, Carl Petersson will perform as a guest soloist at the Jiri Starek Gala. This unique event celebrates the 80th anniversary of this outstanding Czech conductor.
At the stage of the Pilsen Burghers' Hall Carl will perform the 5th "Egyptian" Piano Concerto by Camille Saint-Saëns. The Pilsen Philharmony Orchestra will be conducted by Jiri Starek himself.

During the upcoming concert season 2008/2009 Carl is to perform in The Czech Republic (Prague, Pilsen) and Sweden.
On the upcoming tour over the Czech Republic he is presenting the recital program "Between the Bull and the Dragon" that focuses on Spanish and Asian inspirations.
In the autumn of 2009, he will also make his North American debut in Vancouver, Canada where he is invited to perform both Flotow concertos with the West Coast Symphony Orchestra.