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Petr Pokorný - Hudba k slavnostem pozdniho léta (music for late summer festivities) (1989)

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Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · 7d

I got to know Petr Pokorný (1932–2008) Brno,: the last time that we met, over a lovely supper with Pavel Novak, he gave me this lovely piece

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Nicola LeFanu - Prelude after Grinling Gibbons

Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · 9d

Inspired by two great instruments, a wonderful space, two great composers, and a great friend - with Nicola LeFanu, Daniel Parker (x2), Mozart, and Morgan Goff at the end of an amazing day at the 12th century church of St Mary Iffley. Photos thanks to Malene Sheppard Skaerved & Gerald Garcia

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Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · 15d

In preparation for Sunday's LeFanu/Mozart extravaganza at St Mary the Virgin Iffley, here is the premiere of her wonderful response to the Grinling Gibbons panel at Fairfax House, York, filmed live under Covid restrictions at the Jack Lyons Hall in 2020 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy3-...

Rodolphe Kreutzer - G minor Etude No. 23 'La Révolution'

Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · 16d

Another extraordinary violin - Kreutzer, in revolutionary mood, meets Paganini's wonderful del Gesu www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psfz...

Rodolphe Kreutzer - G minor Etude No. 23 'La Révolution'

Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · 16d

Another extraordinary violin - Kreutzer, in revolutionary mood, meets Paganini's wonderful del Gesu www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psfz...

A Photogrammetric Survey and Reconstruction of Rousseau's Cave

Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · 16d

Very proud to be a small part of this extraordinary project
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This video supports the article "A Photogrammetric Survey and Reconstruction of Rousseau's Cave" published in Antiquaries Journal, Vol. 105, October…

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Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · 17d

Etched: a stroll Wapping Waterloo Wapping to end the evening of conversation with Nigel Clarke

Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · 19d

Here's some Baltzar, and quite a viola, for Saturday - and an interesting scordatura www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj6H...
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Peter Sheppard Skærved plays The Met’s Stainer viola

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Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · 19d

Morning coffee in Wapping buy our river, with the Doggett's Coat and Badge, the oldest continuous rowing race in the world.
Every year on this river since 1715
But I’ve never seen so many boats, they rowed rowing past me on the flood tide for over an hour n

Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · 21d

Today's celebration, on the workdesk - William Hogarth's 'Laughing Audience' ( an orginal 1733 copy). Come to this evening's celebration w/ Malene Sheppard Skaerved Julian Perkins

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Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · 22d

A joyful and exciting day digging deep into glorious clarinet quintets by David Hackbridge Johnson and David Matthews with the gang -with Linda Merick, Mihailo Trandafilovski, Morgan Goff, Neil Heyde

Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · 27d

Doing my thing this evening at Royal Academy of Music

Rush-Hour concert: The Bow and the Brush – Peter Sheppard Skaerved

Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · 27d

For your diary @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social - Luke Lewis, Nigel Clarke & David Matthews at the George Wood Theatre
And it's free - thanks to Imogen Burman-Mitchell for the collaboration ! www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id...

Peter Sheppard Skærved returns to the George Wood Theatre with a typically inventive programme of works by his collaborating composers and meet the composer Nigel Clarke.

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Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · 28d

Hogarth was obsessed with music, and had quite a dim view of violinists (his 'Enrag'd Musician' is probably Castrucci). Come along to Chiswick next week, to the church where he is buried, where Malene Sheppard Skaerved, Julian Perkins, and I will explore this, hogarthshouse.org/events_exhib...

Knowledge Exchange Violin at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford - Exploring a Decorated Stradivari Violin

Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · 28d

Tomorrow I am giving a presentation about my 'Knowledge Exchange Violin' project at the RAM. It's not public, but here is my playlist of films associated with it - made in Genova, New York, Oxford, Malmo, DC, St Paul, Minneapolis, Leighton Moss, Penzance - Explore here
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Hogarth and the Senses: Music for Chiswick - Hogarth's House

Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · Sep 9

Coming up next week - a salon evening at the church where Hogarth is buried, with Julian Perkins and Malene Sheppard Skaerved
Follow the link for the details - and, do book ahead so that the venue has an idea of numbers
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Location: St Nicholas’ Church, Chiswick Mall, W4 2PJ Pricing: Student ticket £6.50 | General Admission £13.01 The Friends of St Nicholas’ Church and Hogarth’s House together present this musical perfo...

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Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · Sep 4

The composer arrives: David Matthews on the promenade at Penzance with Jenifer Wakelyn and Chris Mercer - Concert tomorrow Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens www.tremenheere.co.uk/exhibition/v... @fabermusic.bsky.social

Sentinel & Sunrise - Kreutzer Quartet plays 21st and 19th century quartets

Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · Sep 2

Book tickets for this exciting programme, linked to a wonderful part of East London
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Kreutzer Quartet 'The Kreutzer Quartet belongs to the world elite' Klassik.com 2025 Linda Merrick - Clarinet

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Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · Sep 1

First hint of something coming in two months...watch this space

Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · Aug 29

Here are outtakes of David Hackbridge Johnson and I recording his dramatic suite, inspired by a 1709 Tatler story of the 'Corelli of Wapping', 'Will Rosin'. Engineered by Adaq Khan www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN3i...

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A Glimpse into the Studio - David Hackbridge Johnson - ‘A Perjured wretch’

Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · Aug 29

On the overnight practice desk (with four Roman tesserae). The tiniest of the dozens of solo pieces that the great David Matthews has written me. Playing a brace of them next week at glorious Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens (Zoom in for the fascinating detail....)
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Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · Aug 28

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Fifty seconds of wildness! A LoFi glimpse of what David Hackbridge Johnson and I have been up to with Adaq Khan NB!!!! This is a LOFI phone grab - NOT the wonderful sound that will be actual result! Just a peek at the fun #relaxingclassicalmusic youtu.be/PQrhigW0tIU

Nicola LeFanu - Prelude after Grinling Gibbons

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Peter Sheppard Skaerved @psskaervedviolin.bsky.social · Aug 26

After the glorious afternoon working on Nicola Lefanu's wonderful new Duo, which Morgan Goff and I premiere in Oxford next month, here is the solo piece she wrote me based on a Grinling Gibbons sculpture www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy3-...