Born in Landau in der Pfalz (Germany) in 1997. Since 2025, he has been a student at the Reina Sofía School of Music, in the “Zubin Mehta” Chair of Orchestral Conducting, with the support of Aline Foriel-Destezet, under Professor Nicolás Pasquet. He has been granted a scholarship by the Fundación Albéniz.
He studied orchestral conducting at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts. His most influential mentors include the renowned professors Sakari Oramo, Nicolás Pasquet, Johannes Schlaefli, Vassilis Christopoulos, and Christoph Altstaedt.
In 2024, he was a finalist in the Das Kritische Orchester competition in Berlin.
In the concert field, he has had the opportunity to work with professional orchestras such as the Neubrandenburg Philharmonic, the Göttingen Symphony, the Philharmonie Südwestfalen, the Joensuu City Orchestra, the Gießen Philharmonic, and the Frankfurt University Orchestra. Likewise, he has conducted the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, and the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra in masterclasses. His artistic development has also been enriched by masterclasses with Anthony Hermus, Michael Sanderling, Martyn Brabbins, and Jorma Panula.
He has served as an assistant at the Hesse State Theatre in Wiesbaden and with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra. Also active in the field of contemporary music, he has collaborated with composers such as Liza Lim and Hanyu Xiao. One of the highlights of his career to date has been the performance of Alban Berg’s Chamber Concerto, alongside soloists Miharu Ogura and Adam Woodward.
During the 2025/26 season, Schneider will perform in concerts with the Castile and León Symphony Orchestra (OSCyL), the Extremadura Orchestra (OEX), the Joensuu City Orchestra, and the Hradec Králové Philharmonic.
He is also a recipient of the prestigious Forum Dirigieren scholarship.