Michael Schneider

Michael Schneider, born 10 August 1953 in Nordhorn, Germany, is a German recorder player and conductor. After studying flute and recorder at the Cologne University of Music, Schneider won the ARD International Music Competition in 1978. He founded the ensemble Camerata Köln in 1979 and the orchestra La Stagione Frankfurt in 1988, with whom he recorded extensive Telemann wind concertos and Bach cantatas. His discography included Beck: Stabat Mater (1999), Abel: Piano Concertos, Op. 11 (2003), Simon Le Duc: Complete Symphonic Works (2007), Scarlatti – Cinque Profeti (2008), and Stradella – Weihnachtskantaten (2009). Schneider also notably received the Georg Philipp Telemann Prize of the state capital Magdeburg in 2000.