Peter Schindler (born 26 April 1960) is a German composer,

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, keyboardist,

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and

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, whose prime special field is musical theatre.

Education

Peter Schindler was born in

Altensteig Altensteig (; Swabian: ''Aldaschdaeg'') is a town in the district of Calw, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Altensteig was most likely given town rights by the Counts of Hohenberg around the middle of the 14th century. In 1398, the tow ...

in the

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in the district of Calw,

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

, Germany. Following his talent in music, he early began taking piano lessons and later he began taking organ lessons. From 1973 to 1976 he studied at the School of Church Music in

Rottenburg am Neckar Rottenburg am Neckar (; until 10 July 1964 only ''Rottenburg''; Swabian: ''Raodaburg'') is a medium-sized town in the administrative district (''Landkreis'') of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies about 50 kilometres (31 miles) s ...

. Until 1980 he lived in Stuttgart, where he studied ''School Music'' and Musical composition at the

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. Then he there also studied

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and

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(

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) to 1988.

Work

As an organist and pianist, he performs with various ensembles and interpreters primarily his own compositions, both at home and foreign. Concert tours with the Quintet ''Saltacello'' (founded by himself) as well as the group ''Pipes and Phones'' led him to China, Denmark, France, Italy, Korea, Austria, Poland, Scandinavia, Taiwan, Czech Republic, Switzerland and USA.

Musical theatre productions

Already 1987-89, during his studies he started as a

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at the town theater

Heilbronn Heilbronn () is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, surrounded by Heilbronn District. With over 126,000 residents, it is the sixth-largest city in the state. From the late Middle Ages, it developed into an important trading centre. A ...

.
Thereafter he was involved in several musical theater productions and had held their musical direction such as *

Staatstheater Stuttgart The Staatstheater Stuttgart (Stuttgart State Theatre) is a theatre with three locations, Oper Stuttgart (Opera Stuttgart), Stuttgarter Ballett (Stuttgart Ballet), and Schauspiel Stuttgart (Stuttgart Drama Theatre), in Stuttgart, Germany. The ...

1990-1992, *

Württembergische Landesbühne Esslingen Württembergische Landesbühne Esslingen is a theatre in Esslingen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member stat ...

1993-1994, * Theater im Westen, Stuttgart 1990-93,

Ensembles

Saltacello

Pipes and Phones

Peter-Schindler-Combo

Compositions and lyrics

His works include chansons, instrumental parts, sacred and secular works for choir, music for ballet and drama as well as musicals, singing games and songs for children and young people. Children's songs by Peter Schindler (music and lyrics) and Chris Mohr (lyrics) have been published by Carus-Verlag Stuttgart.

Awards

* 2000

Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik The Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik ("German Record Critics' Award") was established in Germany in 1963 by publisher Richard Kaselowsky with the aim of setting the "most rigorous standards for supreme achievement and quality" in the field ...

für die CD Suites mit „Pipes and Phones“ * 2001 Sonderpreis „Best Group“ bei dem „International Contest for Jazz and Churchorgan“ in Hannover mit „Pipes and Phones“ * 2006 Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik mit dem „Hoppel Hoppel Rhythm Club“ * 2006 Erster Seoul Preis für die Kompositionen und Darbietung der Tanzperformance „Soul, Sunflower“ mit dem

National Theater of Korea The National Theater of Korea is a national theatre located in the neighborhood of Jangchung-dong, Jung-gu, South Korea. It is the first nationally managed theater in Asia. Affiliation The National Theater of Korea was established in 1950 by ...

* 2007 Kleinkunstpreis Baden-Württemberg für das Chansonprogramm „Rosenzeit – Liebesleid“ zusammen mit der Sängerin Sandra Hartmann * 2007 „Best Edition“ in the category Schul- und Unterrichtsliteratur für Kinder und Jugendliche des Deutschen Musikeditionspreises für das Musical ''Weihnachten fällt aus''Deutscher Musikeditionspreis 2007
20 May 2011

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schindler, Peter 1960 births Christian music songwriters German children's musicians German classical organists German composers German jazz organists German jazz pianists German keyboardists German music arrangers German male songwriters German theatre managers and producers Living people Organ improvisers German musical theatre librettists State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart alumni 21st-century pianists 21st-century organists 21st-century German male musicians German male jazz musicians German male classical organists