Conductor, flutist, teacher
Michael Schneider is nowadays considered one of the most versatile musicians in the field of historical performance practice:
Conductor and artistic leader of his own orchestra with period-instruments “La Stagione Frankfurt” (established 1988)
Guest conductor of „modern“ symphonic orchestras and other baroque-orchestras
Recorder-virtuoso
Member of the chamber music group CAMERATA KÖLN (founded 1979) as player of recorder and transverse flute.
Professor and head of the department for Early Music at the “Hochschule f. Musik und Dstd. Kunst Frankfurt/M.“
Author of specific articles and reviews about topics concerning Early Music and espcially flute-playing and flute-repertoire (Co-Editor of the woodwind-magazine “tibia” (Moeck-Verlag).
This is however by no means a complete list of all the activities, which distinguish Michael Schneider as a true universalist in the musical life today.
The following pages invite you to get more information about him and his activities.