Rüdiger Penthin, a member of the Music Working Group and the board, introduces himself below:
Born in 1959. Born in Cologne. Father of three children. He received his first piano lessons at the age of 6. At 17, he received a scholarship as a junior student at the Cologne University of Music, specializing in piano. At 18, however, he decided to study medicine from 1980 to 1986 at the University of Cologne. He received his doctorate in 1989.
After completing his specialist training (University Children’s Hospital Aachen) and working as a senior physician at the Satteldüne Children’s Pulmonology and Allergology Clinic (Amrum), he established his own pediatrician practice in Schönberg, Holstein, in 1993, specializing in behavioral problems in childhood and adolescence. He completed additional training in psychotherapy from 1992 to 1996. He is the author of several books on children and parents. He is the co-founder of the Probstei Parents’ Workshop, a parent education center.
In 2000, after a long break from performing as a soloist, he made his solo debut with a piano recital at “Schönberg Kulturell” featuring works by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, and Brahms. In the following years, he presented a variety of chamber music programs, including the Mozart Piano Concerto in F major with the Kiel Chamber Orchestra in 2004, and song recitals with Matthias Klein since 2006. He has performed the major Schubert and Schumann song cycles jointly. In 2006, he founded the fusion jazz band “Delicious Date,” which was awarded the Bechstein Prize in 2008. Since 2018, he has been a member of the board of the Probstei Cultural Association.
https://www.kinderaerzte-im-netz.de/aerzte/sch%C3%B6nberg/drsleupen/hauptseite.html