Evening Concert: Peter Sheppard Skærved (violin and viola)

A concert celebrating some of the new work that has emerged from Peter Sheppard Skærved’s long-term collaborations in 2026

Celebrating Collaboration in 2026

Programme:
Gregory Fritze ‘Stillwater’ 2026
Sadie Harrison ‘A Tremenheere Herbarium’ 2026
Robert Saxton ‘The White Rose’ & ‘Afternoon at Sea’ 2026
Jim Aitchison – ‘Armed with a Bow and a Box of Sounds’ 2026
Rolf Martinsson ‘Ancient Bridges’ 2026
Staffan Storm ‘Capriccio with Ruins’ 2026
Nigel Clarke ‘Brueg[h]el’s Brush’ (Book II) 2026

A concert celebrating some of the new work that has emerged from Peter Sheppard Skærved’s long-term collaborations in 2026. A recent issue of Gramophone notes:

This is a quietly tremendous album, beautifully played and recorded a testament to creative friendships between musicians and their instruments transcending space and time’.

Each piece reflects the mutual fascinations of the violinist and his composers: Inspiring places, art, the music of the past, nature… . Peter has premiered over 400 works for violin and this programme is a selection of what emerged this year.

Peter premiered Gregory Fritze’s ‘Stillwater’ in Minnesota in October, in the riverside town that inspired it. He is just completing recording a second disc of Fritze’s work, with his Kreutzer Quartet

Sadie Harrison’s ‘Herbarium’ and Robert Saxton’s two miniatures were both inspired by the extraordinary Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, near Penzance, where they were premiered this summer.

Peter’s album of Jim Aitchison’s chamber music was released to critical acclaim this year, also inspired by Tremenheere.

Leading Swedish composers Rolf Martinsson and Staffan Storm’s new pieces were inspired by two of the 19th century composers Peter plays the most, Tartini and Helmlich Roman. He will give the Swedish premieres of these pieces the week after this concert.

This concert marks the launch of Peter’s album of Nigel Clarke’s ‘Brue[g]el’s Brush’ on Metier, also celebrated with a major article in ‘Gramophone’ magazine this month. This work was developed in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels, where it was premiered this spring.

Photo : John Kaul

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