Peter Schmidt

Peter Schmidt was born in Hamburg and played guitar and electric bass while at school. He was inspired by Stanley Clarke to take up the double bass, and his first teacher, Walter Koltoniak, brought him to classical music. After studies with Prof. Willi Beyer in Lübeck, he spent a season at the Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern before becoming a member of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra.

He is also a professor at the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre. A desire to play chamber music led Peter to found the fabergé - quintett.