Career
He is a highly regarded violin pedagogue. I have the highest admiration for his work, his dedication, and his integrity." He currently holds the position of Distinguished Professor of Violin at the Boyer College of Music and Dance, Philadelphia, Temple University. Prior to that appointment, he was Distinguished Algur H. Meadows Chair of Violin and Chamber Music in the Meadows School of the Arts in Dallas (1990–2006), and tenured professor of the violin at the University of Southern California, a position formerly held by Jascha Heifetz.
His other tenured teaching appointments were at Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, Houston (1982–1986), and Lamar University, Beaumont (1980–1984).
Eduard Schmieder immigrated to the United States from Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics in 1979. From 1980 to the present, many featured articles and reviews on his teaching and performances have been written in publications nationwide and internationally.
He has taught master classes in virtually every foremost conservatory in the world, and performs, teaches, and conducts at international music festivals. In the United States he has worked in music festivals at Aspen, Interlochen, Musicorda, Idyllwild, and in New New York
In 2004, he has joined the summer faculty at the prestigious Mozarteum Summer Academie Salzburg.
As a violinist and conductor he has collaborated with such musicians as Ida Haendel, Yehudi Menuhin, Brooks Smith, Nathaniel Rosen, Erick Friedman, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, and many others In 1996, Eduard Schmieder performed a recital in Genoa on Paganini’s treasured Guarneri del Gesu Il Cannone violin. Students of Professor Schmieder maintain careers as soloists and chamber musicians in United States.A., Europe, and Asia: Tim Fain United States of America, Catherine Leonard, Pavel Sporcl, Boris Brovtsyn, Dmitri Makhtin, Alexandru Tomescu, Xiao Xiao Cao, Sayako Kusaka, Vadim Tchijik and Catharina Chen
Professor Schmieder frequently represents the United States as a jury member at leading international violin competitions including:
Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition, Belgium (1997)
Jean Sibelius International Violin Competition, Finland (1990, 2000)
Atmospheric Reentry Demonstrator International Violin Competition, Germany (1992, 2001)
Leopold Mozart International Violin Competition, Germany (2003, 2006, 2009)
Premio Paganini, Genoa, Italy (1995, 2000)
Premio Rodolfo Lipizer Premio Rodolfo Lipizer, Gorizia, Italy (2003)
International Violin Competition, Sinaia, Romania – President of the Jury (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009)
University of South Africa (1988,1992)
Pablo de Sarasate International Violin Competition, Spain (2001, 2008)
Postacchini International Violin Competition, Fermo, Italy ( May 2007)
International Spohr-Wettbewerb Competition, Weimar, Germany (2007, 2010)
2nd China International Violin Competition, Qingdao (November 2008).