Professor 彼得Schuhmayer was born in Vienna, Austria. Since 1980 first violinist 和 founding member of the Artis Quartet of Vienna. 表演 at the most important international venues in Europe, the United States 和 Asia including Wigmore 和 Queen Elizabeth Halls in London; the 室 Gaveau, Theatre du Champs Elysee 和 室百雅 in Paris; the 维也纳 和
音乐厅 in Vienna; the 随便 和 音乐厅 in Berlin; the Herkulessaal in Munich; the Concertgebouw音乐厅 in Amsterdam; Carnegie Hall (Weill, Zankel 和 Stern Auditoriums), the Metropolitan Museum 和 the Frick Collection in New York; the Library of Congress 和 Kennedy Center in Washington; Suntory Hall 和 the International Forum in Tokyo; NCPA in Beijing 和 concert halls in Osaka, 苏黎世, 布鲁塞尔, 雅典, 里斯本, 贝尔格莱德, 马德里, 赫尔辛基, 布拉格, 华沙, 罗马, 布宜诺斯艾利斯, 墨西哥城, 香港, 曼谷, New Delhi 和 Seoul. Having recorded more than 40 CDs he received international awards including Echo Klassik , Gr和 Prix du Disque, diapson d ' Or, 大奖赛Caecilia, 独立奖, Wiener Flötenuhr 和 Midem Classical Award. Lully Award for the best chamber music performance of the season in New York City.
In 1996 he joined the faculty of the University of Music 和 Performing Arts in Vienna 和 is teaching now as a professor for chamber music 和 violin. 1993-98 guest professor for chamber music at the University of Music Graz. His students are members of many international orchestras 和 prizewinners at Competitions like Tchaikovsky, Fritz Kreisler 和 New York Concert Artist.
Jury member at international competitions. Guest teacher at Royal College of Music London, 伊士曼, 耶鲁大学, Chapelle Musicale Reine Elisabeth 布鲁塞尔, Central Conservatory Beijing, Seoul National University, 西贝流士学院, Mahidol University, Lithuanian Academy, International Summer Academy 布拉格-Vienna-Budapest, European Chamber Music Academy 和 McGill International String Quartet Academy Montreal.
Chamber music performances with artists like Mischa Maisky, Nabuko Imai, 彼得Frankl, 鲍里斯·伯曼, Christoph Eschenbach, 伊塔玛戈兰高地, Richard Stoltzman, 米歇尔Lethiec, 莎朗·金, 帕特里克Demenga, 哈特穆特•罗德, 当地政府授予的, Juliane Banse, Frans Helmerson, 直到Fellner, Stefan Vladar 和 Sol Gabetta. Solo appearances with the Orchestre Nationale d’Ille de France, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchester der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien, the Norfolk Festival Orchestra 和 the Neues Wiener Kammerorchester.
1980-85 member of the Vienna String Soloists 和 guest performer with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra under conductors like Karl Böhm, 赫伯特v.卡拉扬, 卡洛斯享, 克劳迪奥·阿巴多, 里卡多。穆蒂, Georg Solti, 马泽尔, 丹尼尔•巴伦博伊姆, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Riccardo Chailly 和 Carlo Maria Giulini.
Member of the Artistic Advisory Board of the Gottfried von Einem Foundation. He studied at the University of Music in Vienna with Hertha Binder, 约瑟夫·苏克人, Hatto Beyerle, privately with Alfred Staar 和 at the College Conservatory in Cincinnati (USA) with Walter Levin 和 the La室 Quartet.