Education
Schneider studied flute and recorder at the Musikhochschule Kölane
conductor musicologist university professor
Schneider studied flute and recorder at the Musikhochschule Kölane
He is especially connected with later Baroque repertoire such as the works of Telemann and with early Classical repertoire such as the works of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and founded the orchestra Louisiana Stagione to perform and record such repertoire. Foreign historically informed performances he founded in 1979 the ensemble "Camerata Köln" (Camerata Cologne) and in 1988 the orchestra "Louisiana Stagione". He conducted both in performances and many recordings.
They appeared at the Handel Festival in Göttingen, the Handel Festival in Halle, the Bachfest Leipzig, the Schwetzingen Festival and the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, among others
Schneider also conducted orchestras such as the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, the Cappella Coloniensis, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra and the Israel Chamber Orchestra. In 1980 Schneider was appointed professor for recorder at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin.
Since 1993 he has been professor of the Musikhochschule Frankfurt, where he established in 2005 a class for "Historische Interpretationspraxis" (historically informed interpretation). Since 2005 he has served as a vice president of the university.