Award winning Violinist Peter Herresthal is known for his intepretations of contemporary concertos with orchestras and ensembles worldwide. Working closely with composers Per Nørgård , Thomas Ades ,Kaija Saariaho , Henri Dutilleux, Harry Birtwistle and Arne Nordheim he has recorded 15 concertos for BIS , Lawo and Simax winning three Norwegian Grammys, record of the month in Strad magazine and International Record Review. In 2007 his Nørgård recording was nominated for Grammophone award.Herresthal has performed with leading conductors including Sakari Oramo , Thomas Ades, Ilan Volkov , Anu Tali and Andrew Manze with orchestras from Melbourne SO at Melbourne festival to Vienna Radio Sympony in Konzerhaus and the major Scandinavian orchestras including Oslo and Stockholm Phil. He is professor at the Oslo academy , visiting professor at Royal College in London and NYU Steinhard .Peter perform on a GB Guadagnini Violin from Milan 1753