Origin Berlin Germany Name Peter Schindler Role Television producer | Years active 1986–present Spouse Trudi Schindler (m. 2006) Website peter-schindler.de/ Movies My Giant, Women vs. Men | |
Born 26 April 1960 (age 63)
Altensteig, Black Forest
Baden-Wurttemberg ( 1960-04-26 ) Occupation(s) pianist, organist, composer, author Associated acts Peter Lehel, Vanessa-Mae Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Similar People Rudy De Luca, Mel Brooks, James Hayman, Barbara Hall, Chazz Palminteri | ||
Instruments Piano, Keyboard, Organ | ||
Peter Schindler (born 26 April 1960) is a German composer, pianist, keyboardist, organist and author, whose prime special field is musical theatre.
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Education
Peter Schindler was born in Altensteig in the Black Forest in the district of Calw, Baden-Württemberg, 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.
Until 1980 he lived in Stuttgart, where he studied School Music and Musical composition at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart. Then he there also studied Jazz and Pop music (Postgraduate education) 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 répétiteur at the town theater Heilbronn.
Thereafter he was involved in several musical theater productions and had held their musical direction such as
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.