Peter Schmidl
Encyclopedia
Peter Schmidl is an Austria
n clarinetist.
Schmidl was born in Olomuc, Czech Republic
, and studied clarinet
at the Vienna
Musikhochschule. He is the principal clarinetist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
. He has played with the MDR Orchestra, the Salzburg
Mozarteum Orchestra, and the Tokyo
New Philharmonia. He has taught at Vienna Music University since 1967.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n clarinetist.
Schmidl was born in Olomuc, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, and studied clarinet
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
at the Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
Musikhochschule. He is the principal clarinetist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
The Vienna Philharmonic is an orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the world....
. He has played with the MDR Orchestra, the Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
Mozarteum Orchestra, and the Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
New Philharmonia. He has taught at Vienna Music University since 1967.
Discography
- Classical Bliss, with various artists. Naxos, 2009.
- Mozart: Clarinet Concerto / Symphony No. 25, with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Naxos, 2006.
- Chill with Beethoven, with various artists. Naxos, 2006.
- Beethoven for Meditation, with various artists. Naxos, 2005.
- The Art of the Clarinet, with Madoka Inui, Teodora Miteva and Pierre Pichler. Naxos, 2003.Peter Schmidl is the son and grandson of Vienna Philharmonic clarinetists he comes by the Viennese tone and style naturally