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David Matthews-Little Pastorale Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin (Stradivari 1698-Joachim) Outtake-29-06-2011 (Recording Engineer-Jonathan Haskell {Astounding Sounds})  

Paganini Caprice 6 Paganini-Caprice 13 Paganini-Caprice 20 Paganini-Caprice 23 Paganini Caprice 24 Paganini Caprice ‘Adieu a Londres’ Paganini Caprice ‘Nel Cor piu non mi sento'(…

His Violin Link to Viotti-Suonata For most of the time, the violin hangs, alone, gently glowing in the corner of the gallery on the Marylebone…

Viotti & the Revolutionary Violin in Washington Lecture Recital given at the Library of Congress- May 9th 2009 Peter Sheppard Skaerved playing Violins by Stradivari…

Giovanni Battista Viotti-Suonata Suonata: coll’accompagnamento d’un basso per esser ambedue parti suonate par un violino solo Live Performance. Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Stradivari ‘Betts’ Library of Congress,…

Michael Woldemar-Rêve 1 Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Stradivari ‘Betts’ Library of Congress Washington (Coolidge Auditorium) ‘Objet de mon amour Je te demande un jour Avant l’aurore’ (Gluck)…

On Wednesday 19th, at the Library of Congress I was handed this wonderful document from their collections-a rather alarming recipe for Ravioli! Food was very…

  THIS JUST IN! Monday 17th September.A few days ago I received a package and postcard from David Matthews: The postcard, dated 11-October 2011, incluldes the…

Pierre Baillot-Chant des Litanies. Peter Sheppard Skaerved. Del Gesu ‘Kreisler’. Library of Congress May 9th 2009Pierre Baillot-Ancient Air J J Rousseau Air a trois notes…

Bartolomeo Campagnoli (September 10, 1751 – November 6, 1827)-L’ art d’inventer à l’improviste des fantaisies et cadences pour le violon: formant un recueil des 246…

My son, Marius, has begun studying Sadie’s wonderful violin duos. Here is his response to day one, working on ‘Tourmeline’ Tourmaline (for two violins):A Tourmaline…

Rehearsing Michael Rose’s ‘Hopeful Monsters’. Backstage at Wiltons-Maggie Dziekonski, Mihailo Trandsfilovski, Morgan Goff, the composer, Jess Hayes, Rachel Meerloo Composer/violinist-Mihailo Trandafilovski, Violist-Morgan Goff, Oboist-Chris Redgate,…

Paganini-Divertimenti Carnavaleschi Live performance, London 2006 Directed by Peter Sheppard Skaerved

Caprices – First Edition Typical lithograph Pistrucci bust Dantan charge dantan plaster Maclise Lablache one string trick admiring musicians landseer

Sadie Harrison – Ballare un passacaglia di ombre (August 2011)  World premiere-Ingram Hall, Nashville Tennesse 19-9-11 Peter Sheppard Skaerved=-Violin 

Materials used in SOUNDBOX talk at RAM on thist date-I will leave this up, as it seems to be of interest! Schwartz- Soliloquy- Tapestry Gorton…

Elliott Schwartz-Jefferson Cadenza-Soliloquy and Remembrance Violin-Peter Sheppard Skaerved Filmed by Colin Still (Optic Nerve) in Peter Sheppard Skaerved’s ‘Only Connnect’ exhibit at the National Portrait…

In 2011  I was delighted to begin work on two new bows made for me by Genoese archetier, Antonino Airenti. They are a revelation.   Latest…

Michael Alec Rose – Air 2009-2001 Michael wrote this wonderful piece for me last year. Here is its premiere. Martha Ingram Hall, Blair School of…

Paganini in Nashville  Ingram Hall, Vanderbilt University 19-9-11  I don’t usually post reviews, but this provides a sensitive overview of the project. ‘Violin Soliloquy ‘-by John…

Paul Osterfield-2 Caprices live in London     On the 9th September, I played two of Paul’s wonderful new caprices as part of my ONLY…