Wolfgang Schröder
violinist & conductor
Wolfgang Schröder’s solo career has included performances with the Bavarian
Chamber Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra,
Czech Symphony Orchestra, Polish Chamber Philharmonic, Salzburg Chamber
Philharmonic, Camerata Salzburg, Nuremberg Symphony, Cairo Symphony Orchestra,
Israel Soloists Ensemble etc. He was also the artistic director of the European
Community Chamber Orchestra (ECCO) from 1993-1995 and has performed a number of
highly acclaimed concert tours worldwide.
As an active chamber musician, in 1992 he founded the Belcanto String Trio and
from 1996 to 2005 has regularly performed as the violinist of the Trio
Parnassus. In September 2001 the Trio Parnassus received the prestigious Echo
Classic Award together with stars like Jose Carreras, Nigel Kennedy, Cecilia
Bartoli among others, for their complete recording of the Schumann piano trios
Since 1998 he has been leading the Camerata Stuttgart, a newly formed chamber
orchestra. Recent appearances with the Camerata Stuttgart include performances
in prestigious concert halls like the Concertgebouw of Amsterdam, the Megaron
Music Hall of Athens , Liederhalle of Stuttgart and the Dortmund Opera House.