Andreas Schmidt-Hartmann is a composer, choir conductor, and music educator.
His musical career began in the Rundfunk-Jugendchor Wernigerode. After studying composition at the HfM Hanns Eisler Berlin, his works were premiered by various orchestras, string quartets, and choirs, including 4 orchestral works, among them KEINE ZEIT (2002) for 2 orchestras and electronic music.
For many years, he has conducted choirs of various styles, worked as an arranger and musical director, and was a lecturer at the University of Potsdam.
His piano oeuvre of 4 albums, including the KlangPortraits and Préludes, was published by edition49, and his choral pieces by Hofmeister Musikverlag and Schott. Projects such as the “SYMPHONY OF HUMAN RIGHTS” (world premiere in May 2026) or his musical theater piece “Alle Kinder haben Rechte” (2018) combine his artistic work with social and spiritual themes.
His large-scale REQUIEM AUREAM was composed between 2018 and 2023 and saw its world premiere on November 15, 2025, in Berlin.
Grants & Funding
2025
2010-2022
Regular funding for children’s choir projects between 2010 and 2022 (Choral Association of Berlin, Berlin District Funding, Neustart Kultur, and others).
