About Peter Schreier

Peter Schreier was a German singer (tenor) and conductor.
Born in Meißen in 1935, he was trained in the Dresden Kreuzchor and at the Dresden Musikhochschule. Schreier was renowned throughout the world as a Mozart singer but also for his performances of Bach's oratorios and passions, and his interpretation of lieder by Schubert and Schumann has no equal. His repertoire, however, also covers works from the 19th and 20th centuries (e.g. by Wolf, Prokofiev, Killmayer).
Peter Schreier was honoured with many distinctions, such as the National Prize of the German Democratic Republic and the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, the Hugo Wolf Medal, the Bach Medal, the Civil Order of Saxony and many more. Three times, Schreier was bestowed the title of Kammersänger.
Peter Schreier died in Dresden on 25 December 2019.