Peter Rainer is a Germanviolinist, known by his activity as aconcert master and performance ofchamber music. He has been performing at famous music halls such asBerliner Philharmonie,Carnegie Hall inNew York City, andWalt Disney Concert Hall inLos Angeles.
Since 1994 he isconcert master of the international chamber string orchestra I Palpiti conducted by Eduard Schmieder.[1] 2005 Peter Rainer was honoured by the city of Los Angeles for his merits about culture.
1996-2000 Peter Rainer was the firstconcert master of the Brandenburg Philharmonic Orchestra Potsdam, and currently isconcert master of the Kammerakademie Potsdam.[2]
Together with eight further soloist, in 1998 he founded the Persius Ensemble, a chamber music ensemble dedicated in particular to the classical nonet literature.[3] In 2007 their CD with pieces ofLouis Spohr,Muzio Clementi andWolfgang Amadeus Mozart was elected „CD of the week“ by Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg (RBB).
In his performances as asoloist, his special attention is devoted to contemporary and rarely performed pieces of the violin literature. In 2003, the composerGerhard Rosenfeld wrote his 3.violin concerto for Peter Rainer.
On the occasion of an homage forVolker Schlöndorff, he founded the Merlinostring quartet, distinguished by deep analysis of performance practice.[4] His performances withbaroque violin has been inspired also by concerts together withAndrea Marcon,Giuliano Carmignola, John Holloway, Kristian Bezuidenhout and Bernhard Forck.
Apart from concert performances, Peter Rainer is a committedviolin teacher. Since 2007 he works as an assistant of Professor Uwe-Martin Haiberg atUniversität der Künste Berlin. He also conceptualized and executed particularly successful concerts for children.
Peter Rainer has grown up inRödelsee inBavaria. He started playing violin at the age of 8 years. He was studying until 1992 with Max Speermann at the Hermann Zilcher Konservatorium in Würzburg. He completed his studies in the US with Professor Eduard Schmieder at theMeadows School of the Arts, where he received his Artist Certificate in 1994 and his Master of Violin Performance degree in 1995. Musical encounters with Hermann Krebbers, Amsterdam, andAndre Gertler, Brüssel, at master classes have also shaped his early development.
