Peter Sadlo - Germany
An infant's racket on his mother's cooking pots signalled the start of Peter Sadlo's clear and extraordinary career, all based on his exceptional talent in the area of percussion. At the age of twelve years, he began studies at the prestigious "Meistersinger-Konservatorium" in Nürnberg. Shortly after, another decisive event occurred in the life of the talented drummer; acceptance into the "Musikhochschule Würzburg" where Sadlo met the doyen of german percussion art at that time, Siegfried Fink, who would support and mentor him. In 1982, when Peter Sadlo was only 20 years old, he accepted the position of solo timpanist at the Munich Philharmonic. There,for the second time, Peter Sadlo would meet a master who would strongly influences his future development: Sergiu Celibidache, the charismatic conductor of the Munich Philharmonic. In time, the two would develop a powerful common musical understanding.
It is not only his 20 years of association with the orchestra that has influenced Peter Sadlo musically. He has also worked with many of the world's most influential conductors such as
L. Bernstein, S. Ozawa, L. Maazel, Z. Mehta, D. Barenboim and others. Additionally, Peter Sadlo shows great interest in chamber music and maintains musical connections around
the globe. He has played on concert stages throughout the world with partners such as
Martha Argerich, Alice Sara Ott, Gabor Boldoczki, Minas Borboudakis, Moritz Eggert or
Gideon Kremer. The International Music Assemblage "House Marteau" in Lichtenberg, Upper Franconia, has chosen Peter Sadlo as artistic adviser. On his initiative, a new concert series, "House Marteau on Tour", has been created which showcases the exceptional international Master Classes in extraordinary venues throughout Upper Franconia.
The greatest part of Peter Sadlo's artistic energies are channelled towards his activities as a soloist. The many invitations to renowned orchestras (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, BR Symphony Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart, Orchestral Accademy of Santa Cecilia Rome, National Symphony Orchestra RAI Turin, Nagoya Philharmonic or Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony) and festivals (Bad Kissingen, Basel, Bremen, Echternach, Istanbul, Lockenhaus, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, MDR Musiksommer, Pollenca, Salzburg or Schwetzingen) give testimony to the ever increasing impact of this exceptional artist. Constantly on the search for new sound experiences he has inspired the creation of many new compositions. Composers such as Luciano Berio, Minas Borboudakis, Ferran Cruixent, Moritz Eggert, Harald Genzmer, Sofia Gubaidulina, Hans Werner Henze and Bertold Hummel have collaborated with, or written for him. Along with his career as a soloist, Peter Sadlo has always striven to pass on his know-how and experience to the next generation. Since 1983 he has taught at the Münchner Musikhochschule. At 28 years of age he was appointed professor at the prestigious University Mozarteum Salzburg. His student's accomplishments underscore the success of his percussion classes at both schools.
It is not only as a soloist that Peter Sadlo is constantly on the search for new ways to strike tones. This also became the topic of his 1997 thesis, for which he earned his doctorate in Music Science and was awarded an honorary doctorate by the National Music Academy, Sofia. In the area of instrumental development his advice gives many manufacturers of percussion instruments invaluable insight. Numerous publishers carry his compositions, works and research. Peter Sadlo's non musical activities reach from his own drumstick set to his own timpani development. A science in itself is Peter Sadlo's overview of approximately one hundred of the most commonly used percussion instruments. In addition, sound fanatics like Peter Sadlo produce countless tone producing instruments themselves.
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