Prof. Rainer Schmidt

Job title/activity of the person
Lecturer for violin and chamber music for string quartet

Contact

Phone: +41 61 264 57 57 (Central office)
E-Mail: rainer.schmidt@fhnw.ch

Address

Hochschule für MusikBasel
Leonhardsstrasse 6
4051 Basel

Key data

Activities

Institut Klassik: Lecturer for violin and chamber music for string quartet

Short biography

Rainer Schmidt lernte bei Atila Aydintan, Musikhochschule Hannover. Bevor er 1987 2. Geiger des Hagen Quartetts wurde, studierte er in Cincinnati, USA, bei Delay / K. Sassmannshaus, und Streichquartett bei W. Levin. Starker Einfluss durch Prof. F. Lindenmaier und Prof. E. Budde. 1989 Gründung des Ravinia Klaviertrios.

Seit 1988 Lehrer an der Universität Mozarteum Salzburg.

2002 - 2007 Streichquartett und Violine an der “Escuela Superior “Reina Sofia” Madrid”.

Seit 2007 an der Hochschule für Musik Basel FHNW, Streichquartett und Violine.

Following an unprecedented career that began in the 1970s, the Hagen Quartet took their final bow in 2026. The ensemble was renowned for its excellent sound quality and stylistic diversity; it made string quartet history and remains a great inspiration to many young quartets.

Further links

MA Specialised Music Performance | Chamber Music

Chamber music plays an absolutely central role in the world of music. From the very beginning, it has been of utmost importance to the Basel Academy of Music, where it has always been intensively practised and developed. Chamber music is one of the most suitable forms for developing a well-rounded artistic personality, on the one hand through immersion in the masterpieces of composers from the Baroque period to the present day, and on the other hand through the unique exchange between the various musicians in an ensemble. Everyone plays an equal role and can contribute with total commitment. Knowledge, creativity and inspiration are shared with outstanding lecturers. This results in lively education and further development on both an artistic and human level.

Graduate Course für Streichquartette

Der Kammermusikkurs für Streichquartette richtet sich an fortgeschrittene Ensembles und bietet ihnen ein individuell angepasstes Programm zur musikalischen und persönlichen Weiterentwicklung auf höchstem Niveau (in German).