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Judith Bingham & Paganini’s ‘Red Book’ at Wilton’s – SoundBox    More on the ‘Red Book’ LINK 14th August 2012 Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin/Speaker Judith Bingham-…

A thoughtful review of David Matthews’s  masterpiece, with Sibelius at King’s Place. Live performances recorded at Wilton’s below Kreutzer Quartet (Peter Sheppard Skaerved, Morgan Goff,…

Henze-Elegie (From 5 Night-pieces, dedicated to Peter Sheppard Skaerved 1990) Peter Sheppard Skaerved and Aaron Shorr  

Mendelssohn-Octet (live at Wilton Music Hall 2012) Peter Sheppard Skaerved, Miahilo Trandafilovski, Midori Komachi, Aisha Orazbayeva, Morgan Goff, Diana Mathews, Val Wellbanks, Jess Hayes Recording courtesy…

Gottfried Finger-E major Prelude (from ‘Select Preludes and Vollenteries’ Walsh 1705) -introduction and a little help from Sir Isaac Newton Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin (Workshop Recording New…

David Matthews-Prelude for Jenifer Wakelyn Following on from his lovely prelude for Judith Bingham, David has now written one for his wife, Jenifer Wakelyn, which…

[In preparation-August 2012]  Antoine Bott-Caprices in the manner of Paganini Ludwig Spohr wrote of Paganini’s visit to Cassel: “In June 1830, Paganini came to Cassel,…

From 1713 William Corbett was a member of the King’s band (although Anne Queen till 1714).In 1724 William Corbett bought Lunati (il Gobbo)’s violin. Charles…

Nicola Cosimi-Two Preludes (from ‘Select Preludes & Vollenteries’ Publ. Walsh, London 1705) Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin (Workshop Recording, St. Paul, Mn. July 2012)   Nicola Cosimi…

Antonín Dvorák-String Quintet in E Flat Major Op 97 (1893) Kreutzer Quartet with Diana Mathews (Viola) Live performance 13th July 2012 (Recording courtesy of Colin…

Bartok-String Quartet No. 3. Kreutzer Quartet  Peter Sheppard Skaerved, Mihailo Trandafilovski, Morgan Goff, Neil Heyde 13th July 2012 Recording courtesy of Colin Still (Optic Nerve)…

My work with the brilliant  bassist Rachel Meerloo is a continuing joy. These photos of our most recent project, playing Biber, sum up much of…

Elliott Schwartz- Quartet No 2 ‘For Louise and Aaron’  European Premiere. 13th July 2012 St Johns Church, Waterloo (Waterloo Festival) Kreutzer Quartet (Peter Sheppard Skaerved,…

David Matthews-‘Prelude’ for Judith [Bingham] on her 60th Birthday  Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Stradivari 1698 ‘Joachim’  (Workshop recording 22nd July 2012)

Snapshot of Welcome page as of mid July 2012 Welcome to my Website. If you have any questions, I am delighted to answer-just use the…

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Torelli, a prelude for Anne Finch Josefo Torelli (? – 1708) – Prelude & Anne Finch (1661- 1720) – ‘A Sigh’  Peter Sheppard Skaerved- Violin and…

Shadows of Light II (Music from the Seagram Murals), after Mark Rothko, by Jim Aitchison. A new version of music commissioned from the composer by…

Elliott Schwartz-Chamber Concerto VI: Jefferson Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin American Composers Alliance Orchestra – Conductor Oliver Hagen Live Recording – Symphony Space, New York City June…

Notes on the Subway, June 2012      

Paganini in Washington. A long term collaboration with the collections of the Library of Congress-Washington     A word of explanation. I am deepening my…