peter sheppard

peter sheppard is a british classical violinist who has been the dedicatee of well over 200 solo works, with composers including george rochberg, judith weir, michael finnissy, and hans werner henze among those who have written for him. he performs on a 1698 stradivari formerly owned by joseph joachim, on loan from the collections of the royal academy of music, where he holds a fellowship in performance studies.