Peter Herresthal

Peter Herresthal is recognised as a brilliant and inspired interpreter of contemporary violin music, strongly associated both in concert and recordings with works by composers including Per Nørgård, Arne Nordheim, Henri Dutilleux, Thomas Adès, Rolf Wallin, Henrik Hellstenius and Jon Øyvind Ness.

Peter has appeared with orchestras and ensembles including the Vienna Radio Symphony, Melbourne Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic, Bergen Philharmonic, Remix Ensemble, Stavanger Symphony, Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra, Helsingborg Symphony, Oslo Sinfonietta, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Trondheim Symphony, and Bit20, with conductors including Andrew Manze, Thomas Adès, Anu Tali, Eivind Aadland and André Vallade.

Peter has given the Austrian, Norwegian, Spanish and Australian premieres of the Thomas Adès violin concerto 'Concentric Paths', the latter conducted by the composer at the 2010 Melbourne Festival.

Recital and festival appearances have included the Bergen Festival (where Peter currently curates an annual series), Ultima Festival, Oslo Chamber Music Festival, Risør Chamber Music Festival, MAGMA2002 Berlin.

Peter has recorded a number of CDs with the Oslo Philharmonic for BIS and Simax/Aurora including Norwegian Grammy Award winning discs of Nordheim and Ness. In 2013 Peter will perform and record the violin concertos by Thomas Adès and György Ligeti (with a new cadenza by Adès) with conductor Andrew Manze.

Peter is a Professor at the Oslo Academy and Royal College of Music London.