Kreutzer Quartet at Robinson College (Cambridge)

Formed in 1988, the Kreutzer Quartet has made a vital contribution to the life of the string quartet – through working with some of the leading lights of contemporary composition, regular workshops with young composers, and an ongoing programme of championing an extended repertoire. They appear regularly at the major London venues and have made many live and studio recordings for the BBC and major networks all over Europe. They have taken their eclectic programmes to Italy, Germany, France, Holland, Serbia, Montenegro, Sardinia, the US, China, Spain, Cyprus, Poland, and Lithuania.

The quartet has performed at many of Europe’s leading festivals, including the Venice Biennale and Warsaw Autumn, and are the dedicatees of over a hundred works. Over the years they have established creative partnerships with composers from across the stylistic spectrum, including Sir Michael Tippett, George Rochberg, Gloria Coates, David Matthews, Michael Finnissy, Judith Weir, Jeremy Dale Roberts, Luca Francesconi, Poul Ruders and Haflidi Hallgrimsson.

The Kreutzers maintain a busy recording schedule, reflecting their commitment to sharing their explorations. They have recorded complete cycles of quartets by Gloria Coates, Roberto Gerhard, Michael Finnissy, Michael Tippett, and David Matthews. In their concert series at Wilton’s Music Hall there has been a long-running Beethoven thread and they are recording an ongoing series of Reicha quartets for Toccata. The quartet has a strong association with the Métier and Toccata labels, and has also recorded for Naxos, NMC, Chandos, Guild, Tzadik and New Focus Recordings.

The quartet’s work in collaboration with art galleries (particularly the Tate Modern in London and Tate St. Ives) has garnered much attention and large audiences.

The members of the Kreutzer Quartet are Peter Sheppard Skærved, Mihailo Trandafilovski (violins), Clifton Harrison (viola), and Neil Heyde (violoncello).


CD/DVD releases (2008-22):

Simon Bainbridge: Chamber Music (Toccata Classics)

Edward Cowie: Three Quartets and a Solo (Métier)

Peter Dickinson: Chamber and Solo Works (Toccata Classics)

Michael Finnissy: Six Sexy Minuets Three Trios (Métier)

Gloria Coates: Piano Quintet / Symphony No.10 (Naxos)

Mihailo Trandafilovski – Diptych (Métier)

Jeremy Dale Roberts: Chamber and Instrumental Music (Toccata Classics)

Quartet Choreography: The Soundtrack – music by Stravinsky, Lutoslawski, Ligeti and Finnissy (Métier)

Edward Cowie: In Flight Music (NMC)

Michael K. Slayton: Sursum (Navona Records)

Mihailo Trandafilovski: Five (Innova Recordings)

Orfordness: Music by David Gorton (Métier)

Unfold: Australian quartets (Move Records)

Grieg & Finnissy Piano Quintets (Métier)

Gloria Coates: Among the Asteroids (Tzadik)

Mihailo Trandafilovski: Magnets, Lava, Crystals (Clarinet Classics) – download only

Tapestry: Chamber Music by Elliot Schwartz (Métier)

Michael Alec Rose: Chamber and Solo Works for Strings and Horn (Toccata Classics)

Anton Reicha: String Quartets (Toccata Classics) – Volume 1 Volume 2

Michael Finnissy: Second and Third String Quartets (NMC)

Quartet Choreography (DVD) – music by Stravinsky, Lutoslawski, Ligeti and Finnissy (Métier)

Fauvel’s Rondeaux: Chamber Music by John McCabe (GUILD)

Richard Beaudoin: Microtimings (New Focus Recordings)

David Matthews: Complete String Quartets (Toccata Classics) – Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4

Mihailo Trandafilovski: Chamber Music (LORELT)

Gloria Coates: String Quartet No.9 / Solo Violin Sonata / Lyric Suite (Naxos)

Trajectories – Music by David Gorton (Métier)

Thomas Simaku: String Quartets Nos. 2 & 3 / Soliloquy I-III (Naxos)

For more information, details about past/upcoming concerts and live recordings visit www.peter-sheppard-skaerved.com and our Youtube channel.