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Elliott Schwartz-‘Graffiti’ Workshop Page

Elliott Schwartz-‘Graffiti’ Workshop Page LINK TO SCHWARTZ IN CONVERSATION The composer writes: ‘This piece is a thoroughly revised version of an earlier piece (with the…

Quartet Now (in preparation)

The Quartet Now Peter Sheppard Skærved Kreutzer Quartet (Peter Sheppard Skærved, Neil Heyde, Morgan Goff, Mihailo Trandafilovski) Never before has there been such richness and…

Cast Courts-New Project at the V & A

Casts Courts -New Project at the V & A September 14th 2012 7.3opm Cast Courts Victoria and Albert Museum,Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL Peter Sheppard…

David Matthews-Works for Solo Violin

David Matthews-Works for Solo Violin Peter Sheppard Skærved February 2012   In the winter of 1993, I was preparing a series of Bach concerts for…

All’arme & An Arch Never Sleeps

All’arme & An Arch Never Sleeps-recording works by Michael Alec Rose Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin (Stradivari 1698 ‘Joachim’) Carly Lake-Horn*, Rachel Meerloo-Bass# Engineer -Jonathan Haskell. Session…

Dr Johnson and Mr Savage & Hubbert Peak

Michael Alec Rose and the Kreutzer Quartet walked out across the beautiful fields of Hertfordshire, to record his three quartet movements, Hubbert Peak (premiered at Tate St…

Journal Pages-Back in London, March 2012

Journal Pages-Back in London, March 2012 It is always interesting seeing what we notice, coming home. This time, returning from Tennessee it was the beauty…

Young Colleagues-Ruta Vitkauskaite

Ruta Vitkauskaite -Composer New Work Turner Recital Hall, Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University, Nashville/London Exchange Programme 1st March-2012 Played by the composer, Peter Sheppard…

Ralph Holmes, a lifetime inspiration

Nashville-March 1st 2012 I have had the opportunity to work on Delius 3rd Sonata with a very gifted young violinist, Midori Komachi. This is a work…

David Gorton-Austerity Measures

David Gorton-Austerity Measures  Workshop performance-Nashville 28-2 2012 Chris Redgate and Lindsey Reymore-oboes    

Chris Redgate in action, right now.

Chris Redgate, speaking about his innovatory work redesigning the oboe. Question 1: ‘Why change the instrument?’ Go to: LINK

Paganini-1838 Prelude

Niccolo Paganini-Unpublished Prelude 1838 From the Collection of Andrew McGee Instruments-Vuillaume Rolled Steel Bow, Violin-Stradivari 1698 World Premiere recording. PSS 2005 Engineer/producer-Jonathan Haskell (astounding sounds)…

Sean Calhoun-a new voice

Sean Calhoun-‘Tale’ for solo violin Last September here in Nashville working on the Exchange Programme, I began work with this startlingly talented young composer. His…

Jeremy Dale Roberts-A quintet emerges

Jeremy Dale Roberts is, without question, one of our great composers. LINK TO FILM Workshop sessions, London November 2012 Jeremy Dale Roberts-String Quintet(Workshop , Royal…

Dickens, Joachim, London

Thursday 14th June   Dickens & Company: Our Mutual Academy Friends 1.00 – 2.00pm Museum Strings Gallery Free, no tickets required but seating is limited…

Joachim in London

  Joachim in London [in preparation] Joachim responds to an invitation to perform at the new Joachim to Clara Schumann, [HANOVER , January 15, 1857.]-…

Bach – Solo Sonatas-Outtakes

Recording Bach-Day 4 Today marked the first day in the studio with the Partitas. I had determined to record the Sonatas in the winter, and…

Elliott Schwartz – ‘Water Music’

Elliott Schwartz – ‘Water Music’ 14th February Cambridge. I spent part of a wonderful afternoon at Robinson College, working with Elliott Schwartz on his new…

Grieg Quartet-live at Wilton’s Music Hall

Grieg Quartet-live at Wilton’s Music Hall 10th June 2008  Kreutzer Quartet  Peter Sheppard Skaerved, Mihailo Trandafilovski, Morgan Goff, Neil Heyde          …

Nashville 2012

Beginning on the 26th February 2012 through March 9th, musicians from the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University and the Royal Academy of Music met…