Peter Schreier

Peter Schreier is an artist I hold in real esteem. Born in Meissen in 1935, he started as a boy alto in the Dresdner Kreuzchor before becoming one of the 20th century's leading lyric tenors, equally at home in opera, concert and lied. He later turned to conducting, and his shelf of honors, from the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize to the Bach Medal, speaks to a lifetime of mastery. I find his Bach interpretations especially moving. He passed away on Christmas Day in 2019, and to me he left behind a recorded legacy that still sets a standard.

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Name (English)

Peter Schreier

Name (Japanese)

ペーター・シュライアー

Reading

ぺーたー・しゅらいあー

Born

July 29, 1935 – December 25, 2019

Origin

Meissen, Germany

Occupation

opera singer / conductor / singer / composer / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Boar

Awards & achievements

• National Prize of East Germany
• 1989 Star of People's Friendship
• 1988 Léonie Sonning Music Prize
• 2011 Leipzig International Mendelssohn Prize
• 1988 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
• 1969 Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau
• 2009 Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize
• 2013 Bach Medal

• Official sitehttps://www.mhalberstadt.net/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Schreier
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9A%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57981

Tags

• opera singer
• conductor
• singer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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