Peter Schmidl (born 10 January 1942) is an

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clarinetist This article lists notable musicians who have played the clarinet. Classical clarinetists * Laver Bariu * Ernest Ačkun * Luís Afonso * Cristiano Alves * Michel Arrignon * Dimitri Ashkenazy * Kinan Azmeh * Alexander Bader * Carl Baermann * ...

. Schmidl was born in

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, and studied

clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...

with Rudolf Jettel at the

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. He was the principal clarinetist of the

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. He has played with the MDR Orchestra, the

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, and the

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New Philharmonia. He has taught at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna since 1967.

Discography

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Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...

Symphony No.29 & 25, Clarinet Concerto, with

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and

Vienna Philharmonic The Vienna Philharmonic (VPO; german: Wiener Philharmoniker, links=no) is an orchestra that was founded in 1842 and is considered to be one of the finest in the world. The Vienna Philharmonic is based at the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria. It ...

,1987 *''Classical Bliss'', with various artists.

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, 2009. *''

: Clarinet Concerto / Symphony No. 25'', with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Naxos, 2006. *''Chill with Beethoven'', with various artists. Naxos, 2006. *''

Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...

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

Decorations and awards

* Gold Medal of the Province of Salzburg * Honorary Ring of the Vienna Philharmonic *

Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (german: Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria. It is divided into 15 classes and is the highest award in the A ...

(1999) * Large golden belt of the Vienna Ambulance * Cross of Honour of Cultural Merit of the Republic of

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* Appointment as Special Advisor for Cultural Exchange by the Japanese Ministry of Culture * Mozart Silver Medal at the

International Mozarteum Foundation The International Mozarteum Foundation (Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum) was founded in 1880 in Salzburg with its primary concern being the life and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Closely affiliated with the Mozarteum University Salzburg, it w ...

Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (german: Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian D ...

(2008)

References

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