Peter Rainer

  • Up until 1992: studies with Max Speermann at the Hermann Zilcher Konservatorium in Würzburg
  • On an invitation from the Russian violin teacher Dr. Eduard Schmieder, stay at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas/USA
  • Concertmaster with the iPalpiti international chamber orchestra in Los Angeles during studies in the US
  • Up to the present: appearances with iPalpiti in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles
  • 1996-2000: 1st concertmaster of the Brandenburgische Philharmonie Potsdam
  • Founding of the Persius Ensemble with eight additional soloists from the orchestra of the Brandenburgische Philharmonie Potsdam
  • Cofounder and concertmaster of the Kammerakademie Potsdam. Solo appearances with this ensemble, which he leads as concertmaster, as well as CD productions
  • Appearances with various chamber music partners including Daniel Hope, Julius Berger, Michael Sanderling, Antje Weithaas, Albrecht Mayer, Ramon Ortega, Oren Shevlin, and Sergio Azzolini
  • For many years: conceptualization and realization of interactive concerts for children: “Moz-artig?,” “Wie klingt der Süden?,” “Das Pferd auf der Geige,” “Till Eulenspiegel,” “Ferdinand der Stier”
  • Since 2007: teaches violin at the University of the Arts Berlin and the Julius Stern Institute for young musical talent
  • Since 2016: head of the strings department of the Musikgymnasium Carl Phillipp Emanuel Bach (Hanns Eisler School of Music)
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