Günter A. Buchwald

Conductor, pianist, violinist and composer Guenter A. Buchwald is one of the founders of the international renaissance of Silent Film. Unanimously acclaimed as as "world class improviser" he belongs to the elite international group of leading film accompanists.

Since his beginning in 1978 he has accompanied more than 2,100 silent films in more than 2,500 film concerts. He is regularly invited as musician in residence to international film festivals such as Bonner Sommerkino, the Giorante de Cinema Muto Pordenone, the British Silent Filmfestival, the Berlinale-Berlin Filmfestival, the Filmfestival Kyoto, the Stummfilmtage Erlangen etc.

He is also Musical Director of the annual Bristol Silents Slapstic Festival and resident conductor of the Freiburg Philharmonic Orchstra for "film in concert".

Buchwald is a great stylistic virtuoso playing anything from baroque to contemporary music, and from folk to jazz. He is in great demand as a composer as well being a solo film accompanist. He is also half of a musical duo with Neil Brand, as well as being member of such live music groups as the Prima Vista Social Club, and Art Director of the European Silent Screen Virtuosi.

Awards for Silent Film Activities
European Economic Council Oberrhein, Cultural Award, 1995
Laureat of the Int. Zelt Musikfestival Freiburg, 2000
Golden Filmreel, Communal Vinema Ass. Allgäu, 2005