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The great British violinist, Ralph Holmes, died 30 years ago this year. I studied with him from the age of 12, and my last lesson…

Kreutzer Quartet, Wilton’s Music Hall, London: Beethoven, Sadie Harrison, Edward Cowie and Michael Finnissy Tempo March 2014 The Kreutzer Quartet’s ‘Beethoven Begins’ series, based around…

  Hans Werner Henze-2nd Violin Concerto & ‘Il Vitalino Raddoppiato’ A very personal view-Peter Sheppard Skaerved 2014 A note on these performances: The 1991 performance…

Now, this is wonderful. We have been talking about Stravinsky’s notation of Little Tich’s somersault in his ‘Big Shoe Dance’  in the brilliant ‘Three Pieces…

David Riebe-‘Song of the Thames-daughters’ An inter-arts whispering game for solo violin Dedicated to, and based on paintings by Peter Sheppard Skaerved In 2011,  I…

Anton Webern-Sechs Bagatellen Op. 9 Mässig – Leicht bewegt – Ziemlich fliessend – Sehr langsam – Ausserst langsam-Fliessend Kreutzer Quartet  Peter Sheppard Skaerved, Mihailo Trandafilovski,…

    Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Night Flight (US 370)1 2 14- 2 3 14 ( A walk in the woods. 25 02 14      …

Winter Pockets-Malene Skaerved (Music by PSS) Workshop Recording 27 2 14 (Nashville TN)  

Henze-Serenade (1986) Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin (W E Hill and Sons 1903) Henze’s Serenade-a gem of a piece, which he charmingly dismissed as ‘little thing in…

Monday 24th February 2014 Here in Nashville to work with the wonderful students and colleagues on the Blair School of Music/London Exchange. After a long journey,…

Jim Aitchison-Portraits for a Study (First Performance) First performance-Royal Academy of Music/Falmouth University/Goldsmiths College/Yamaha London First listen: Jim Aitchison-Portraits for a Study (48 Portraits) after…

Philip Glass-‘Strung Out’ for Amplified Violin (1963) Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin (WE Hill and Sons 1900) Workshop recording Wapping 21 02 14 The back of my…

John McCabe-Caravan (1988) Kreutzer Quartet (Peter Sheppard Skaerved, Mihailo Trandafilovski, Morgan Goff, Neil Heyde) First chance to hear some of the John Mcabe which we…

Alan Rawsthorne-Theme and Variations 1936 Peter Sheppard Skaerved and Christine Sohn-Violins >Peter Sheppard Skaerved (Violin), Tamami Honma (Piano)

Hans Werner Henze – Solo Sonata ‘Tirsi-Mopso-Aristeo’1978/Revised 1994 Henze’s solo sonata was directly inspired by a folk version of the Commedia dell’Arte particular to Montepulciano,…

Naji Hakim-Solo Sonata Precipitato andante-quasi-recitativo allegro con spirito I met Naji Hakim when still an undergraduate student. I was playing a concert of Franck and…

Dmitri Smirnov-2 Fugues Op 6 Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin (Hill 1900) In 1994, I accidentally ‘dug up’ a work by the Russian composer Dmitri Smirnov. I…

John McCabe ‘Maze Dances’ (1973) Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Stradivari 1734 (Habeneck)  

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Link to Film: KEEP GOING FILM  Reporting back- 3rd March 2014 Yesterday we were delighted to present a second salon for Dover Arts Development, in…

Goldsmiths College – A new residency The Department of Music is excited to announce the Kreutzer Quartet as the new Ensemble in Residence, and they…

On violin playing, some thoughts (February 2014)   Beauty is truth, truth beauty,’-that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.’…