“Masterful. Gripping, even moving. Magnificent.” (Rondo, Germany)

“tonal experience” (Financial Times Deutschland)

“In his playing, nothing is meant to be spectacular, but everything is; that’s how deeply this young man gets to the bottom of things.” (Le Devoir, Quebec)

The unanimous acclaim of the international press for the interpretations of pianist David Theodor Schmidt emphasizes his standing among the pianists of the young generation. Born in 1982 in Erlangen, Germany, he initially studied with Sontraud Speidel in Karlsruhe and later with Kevin Kenner at the Royal College of Music, London. He is a prizewinner and scholar of renowned organizations including the DAAD, the Zeit Trust and the Chopin Society in Hanover.

The European musical centres in which Schmidt has performed include Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, Leipzig, Frankfurt, London and Moscow, while the orchestras with which he has appeared as a soloist include the Nürnberg Symphony Orchestra, the Karlsruhe Chamber Orchestra and the Vladimir Symphony Orchestra in Russia. His concerts have been enthusiastically acclaimed by the press, Molwa in Russia, for example, emphasizing "his high culture as a pianist, his maturity, his brilliant technique and variety of pianistic expression".

In addition to recordings for radio and television, two CDs have been released by Profil - Edition Günter Hänssler and Famiro. In 2008, Schmidt has signed an exclusive recording contract with Sony Classical. The first CD on this renowned label was released in February 2009 to great acclaim and was named CD of the Month by the German music magazine Fono Forum.