Peter Schneider (conductor)
Peter Schneider (born 26 March 1939, in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian conductor and opera administrator.
Schneider served as kapellmeister of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf-Duisburg from 1961 to 1968; general music director of the Bremer Philharmoniker from 1978 to 1985; opera director and general music director of Nationaltheater Mannheim from 1985-1987; and general music director of the Bayerische Staatsoper orchestra, München from 1993-1998.
Schneider sang as a member of the Vienna Boys Choir as a youth, and was named honorary conductor of the Vienna State Opera in 2004.
Decorations and awards
- Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class (1997)[1]
- Bavarian Order of Merit
- Honorary member of the Vienna State Opera
- Winners of the Foundation Semperoper Dresden (2008)
- Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (2009)[2]
References
- ↑ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (pdf) (in German). p. 1110. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (pdf) (in German). p. 1909. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- Vincent Vargas (26 March 2006). "Peter Schneider meets Parsifal". WagnerBlog. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
- "Schneider, Peter: Biografie". Hilbert Artists Management. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
External links
- Peter Schneider at the Internet Movie Database
- Peter Schneider at the Operabase database
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