A word of explanation: I have just spent five days back in one of my favourite places for musical adventure, Cyprus. I have been the guest of the European University in Cyprus, and the Pharos Trust. My work with this extraordinary organisation, founded by the visionary Garo Keheyan, is core to my process as a […]
November 25, 2014
November 23, 2014
Jonatan Sersam-‘Aporia’ World Premiere. Palladium Theatre 19th November 2014 Dante Hildemark-‘Brinner’ World Premiere. Palladium Theatre 19th November 2014 Ismael Palacio-‘Geplaveid’
November 7, 2014
Young Schubert – a violinist’s journey (by Peter Sheppard Skærved) For many years, I have been enchanted by Schubert’s early works for the violin, his work with his violin-playing brother, Ferdinand (1794- 1859), and the windows that this music and their collaboration opens into his mind and creative world. This resulted in two distinct […]
November 5, 2014
Peter Sculthorpe-‘Alone’ (Live in Tallinn 2014) Peter Sheppard Skærved-Violin Live in Tallinn,14th August 2014 Tallinn, Väravatorn Eesti Kontsert presentation (Part of A Prairie Home Companion Cruise 2014) Filmed by Dan Johnson
November 3, 2014
‘Everyone Sang’: Music and Words Reflecting the First World War and its Themes Thursday, 6th November, 2014 7.45 – 9 p.m. St. George’s Church Aubrey Walk, Kensington, W8 7JG (closest tube stations: Notting Hill Gate and Holland Park Avenue) Nigel Clarke-Epitaph (for Edith Cavell) 2014 Erik Satie-Choses vues à droite et à gauche (sans lunettes)(1914) […]
November 1, 2014
Michael Hersch-Images from a Closed Ward (live London October 29th 2014) I- II-Ferociously III-Longin; quiet, restrained grief IV- V- VI- VII- VIII- IX-Haunted; stricken, consort-like throughout X-Frozen XI-Raging; violently throughout XII-Distant; consort-like XIII-Longing; quiet restrained grief Kreutzer Quartet-Peter Sheppard Skaerved, Mihailo Trandafilovski, Morgan Goff, Neil Heyde St Gabriels Pimlico Engineer-Jonathan Haskell With thanks to Marius […]
November 1, 2014
Leoš Janácek-Violin Sonata (1914-15) Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin Roderick Chadwick-Piano (Recording outtakes-30 10 14 St Michael’s Highgate) Engineer-Jonathan Haskell-Astounding Sounds I. Con moto II. Ballada III. Allegretto
November 30, 2014