Peter Sharman

Peter Sharman was born in Wellington, the eldest of four children of a well-known music teacher and a scientist. They were determined to create a string quartet and Peter was assigned the viola. Peter studied viola at Victoria University of Wellington but, after unsuccessfully attempting to realise the major horn solos on that instrument, decided to change to the french horn in second year. Peter joined the NZSO in 1984, making him currently the longest serving member of the brass section.

The highlight of Peter's NZSO career to date was performing in Seville in 1992. Peter's interests are wide ranging and include his two children, the outdoors, the sciences, curries, listening to music, and any combination of the above. One of the additional strings to Peter's bow is as a computer designer and in that capacity Peter has contributed to the development of orchestral software in use by the NZSO and a number of other orchestras.
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