In May 2026 Métier Records is proud to present Michael Hersch’s monumental chamber work Zwischen Leben und Tod (Between Life and Death) performed by violinist Peter Sheppard Skærved and pianist Roderick Chadwick, marking the label debut of one of the most gifted composers of his generation. Hersch’s music has been described by The New York Times as “viscerally gripping and emotionally transformative music… claustrophobic and exhilarating at once, with moments of sublime beauty nestled inside thickets of dark virtuosity”. In January this year he was selected as the inaugural recipient of the John Hopkins University Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome.