Eduard Schmieder.
Born in Ukraine, educated in St. Petersburg and Moscow, Eduard Schmieder immigrated to the USA in 1979 as a refugee from Soviet Union. Characterized as an "extraordinary musician of the late 20th century" (Henry Roth, 1997), he maintains a concert schedule as conductor and violinist and teaches an internationally selected class of students. As artist and teacher, Schmieder seeks to preserve and enhance the great traditions of European and American art.

Schmieder has performed in major concert halls worldwide - as conductor, violinist, and in chamber ensembles - including Cite de la Musique in Paris, Carnegie Hall in New York, Crown Hall in Jerusalem, Grand Philharmonic Hall in St. Petersburg, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Santory and Nikkei halls in Tokyo, Mozarteum Grosse Saal in Salzburg, and has collaborated with such musicians as Yehudi Menuhin, Ida Haendel, Martha Argerich, Brooks Smith, Nathaniel Rosen, Jon Kimura-Parker, Erick Friedman, Lynn Harrell, and many others.

In 1996, Eduard Schmieder performed a recital in Genoa on Paganini's famous Guarneri del Gesu "Il Cannone" violin which is only given for the performances to exceptional virtuoso violinists.

One of the most highly regarded violin pedagogues of his generation, Eduard Schmieder is the L. H. Carnell Professor and Artistic Director for Strings at Temple University in Philadelphia and the recipient of the Great Teacher Award (2020). Prior to his appointment at Temple University, he held the Distinguished Algur H. Meadows Chair of Violin and Chamber Music in the Meadows School of the Arts in Dallas (1990-2006), and a tenured Professor of the Violin at the University of Southern California, the position formerly held by Jascha Heifetz. Students of Professor Schmieder are winners of top prizes at the prestigious international competitions, have established careers as soloists, chamber musicians, and hold leading positions in orchestras in Europe, Asia, and the United States.

Together with Wynton Marsalis he received American Cultural Specialist Award from United States Information Agency (1999), and throughout the years, numerous awards for his accomplishments as a Musician and Teacher and recognition for his invaluable contributions to culture from numerous communities in the United States (City of Los Angeles, City of Beverly Hills, City of Philadelphia, "Eduard Schmieder Day" in Beaumont, TX, LA County) and abroad, including Honorary Citizen of Netherlands for his 15 years of cultural contributions and Honorary Citizen of Kazakhstan for professional cultural and educational contributions from 1998 - 2023. In 2016 he was awarded Honorary Doctor of Philosophy from Kazakh National University of Arts.

Schmieder has taught master classes in virtually every foremost conservatory in the world, including Mozarteum Summer Academie Salzburg for 15 years, and has represented United States as a jury member at important international violin competitions such as Queen Elisabeth in Belgium, Premio Paganini/Postacchini/Lipitzer in Italy, Jan Sibelus in Finland, ARD/Leopold Mozart/Spohr/Marknekirchen, Cologne in Germany, Qingdao/ Mozart in China, Enescu in Romania, Lexus in New Zealand, Tchaikovsky/ Shabyt in Kazakhstan, and many others.

He has been performing, teaching, and conducting at international music festivals in Canada, Germany, Japan, The Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Italy, Spain, Russia, Belgium, China, Korea, and other countries. In the United States he has worked in music festivals at Aspen, Interlochen, Musicorda, Idyllwild, and Summit in New York.

With the support of Lord Yehudi Menuhin, he founded iPalpiti Artists International in 1997, dedicated to the artistic career advancement of gifted young professional musicians and to the promotion of peace and understanding through music. Through annual iPalpiti festival in California and other programs, to this day, iPalpiti has featured and supported over 400 musicians from 59 countries. Under his direction, iPalpiti orchestra of international laureates has been heard by thousands on major international stages and festivals. www. iPalpiti.org. Professor Schmieder also serves as advisory to numerous artistic projects and is also an Artistic Advisor to the Foundation "Remember Enescu" in Romania. He has been written about in books by Henry Roth "Violin Virtuosos: From Paganini to 21st Century" and Margaret Campbell "The Great Violinists," as well as the three featured articles in THE STRAD magazine and countless international and national publications. www.EduardSchmieder.com