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Peter Sadlo (April 28 1962 in Zirndorf - 29. July 2016 in Munich) was a German drummer . He was one of the outstanding European solo drummers and drum teachers.
Life :
Peter Sadlo grew up in Zirndorf , where his talent was recognized early on: in 1967 he began classical drumming training and at the age of twelve he received lessons as a guest pupil at the then Meistersinger Conservatory in Nuremberg .
He studied with Siegfried Fink at the University of Music Würzburg . In 1982 he became a solo timpanist with the Munich Philharmonic under Sergiu Celibidache , who had a lasting influence on him.
Only 21 years old, in 1983 he took over a professorship for timpani and percussion at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich . In 1990 he was appointed professor at the Mozarteum in Salzburg . After his separation from the Munich Philharmonic in 1997, he appeared primarily as a solo drummer, often in chamber music cast, such as Gidon Kremer or the pianist Anna Gourari , but also with the percussion ensemble Nexus .
In addition to his concert career, he also dealt with the possibilities to expand the sound possibilities of the instrument, which was also the topic of his dissertation in 1997 in the field of musicology at the University of Bucharest . Numerous contemporary composers - a specially composed for percussion literature since the 20th century - composed works for Peter Sadlo, including Luciano Berio , Harald Genzmer , Sofia Asgatowna Gubaidulina , Moritz Eggert and Bertold Hummel . In addition, he was active in the development of new tools (eg. As timpani ) and created their own mallets series.
In the role of Gidon Kremer, from 2007 to 2010, he was Artistic Director of the Basel Music Festival "Les muséiques", which was a high-caliber chamber music ensemble. In addition, since 2007 he was the artistic adviser of the International Music Center Haus Marteau of the district of Upper Franconia in Lichtenberg. There he gave master classes for drums since 1989 and was the founder of the concert series Haus Marteau on tour .
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