NEWS
Announcing the CHRYSALIS project!
11.01.2020
In search of ways to find hope and during the pandemic, and also to forge new collaborations during this physically-isolated but digitally-connected moment we find ourselves in, Schneider is pioneering a major international collaboration between choreographers, composers, an orchestra, and film makers. Read more about the project here!
Hannah Schneider on the cover of Classical Music Magazine
01.2019
On her appointment as assistant conductor of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra:
Schneider 'seemed the ideal candidate...The orchestra has recently announced the creation of a new assistant conductor position... Schneider's appointment is part of securing the long-term future of the orchestra.' (Pictured left)
Feature on Schneider and Oxford Alternative Orchestra in The Oxford Times
01.2019
'Hannah was inspired to start Oxford Alternative Orchestra out of a desire to challenge traditional ideas about repertoire and concert venues.'
-Nicola Lisle (article pictured left)
Schneider conducts the Oxford Premiere of Steve Reich and Beryl Korot's The Cave; Daily Info calls it 'mesmerising'
05.2019
Schneider conducts the Oxford Premiere of Steve Reich and Beryl Korot's The Cave; Daily Info calls it 'mesmerising'
05.2019
‘A mesmerising cut up of thoughtful voices, kind faces, sacred texts and masterful minimalism...don't miss it.'
-Jeremy Dennis
Daily Info on calls Eugene Onegin 'Masterful and Rewarding'
02.2019
Music Director Hannah Schneider’s masterful pace and phrasing of the fluent orchestra enriched Sean Kelly’s sparse but effective staging... Rarely have I seen a production with suffering so palpable and nuanced.
-Alison Boulton
Oxford Prospect on Schneider's Eugene Onegin
02.2019
'the orchestra played smoothly and at a good level and the conductor Hannah Schneider pursued a whole hand, adjusting to changes in the music’s nature...this event was successful and entertaining.'
-Alicja Zurawska
'the orchestra played smoothly and at a good level and the conductor Hannah Schneider pursued a whole hand, adjusting to changes in the music’s nature...this event was successful and entertaining.'
-Alicja Zurawska
Oxford Culture Review on La Traviata
07.2018
‘Hannah Schneider conducted her orchestra attentively and created a dialogic relationship with the singers, at times driving the pace, yet never overpowering the voices… the performance as a whole was impressive and moving, building from a playful and energetic opening to an emotional finale’
- Russell Bogue
‘Hannah Schneider conducted her orchestra attentively and created a dialogic relationship with the singers, at times driving the pace, yet never overpowering the voices… the performance as a whole was impressive and moving, building from a playful and energetic opening to an emotional finale’
- Russell Bogue

Schneider debuts as guest Conductor with Ballet Hartford and joins the artistic staff
12.2018
Schneider led two performances of Elizabeth Macmillan's The Messiah as a ballet.
'A Serious spectacle of operatic drama'
The Cherwell on Schneider conducting the Oxford premiere of Harrison Birtwistle's operaThe Corridor
07.2018
'The cast, the crew and the musical players keep the audience absolutely riveted from the outset and throughout.'
-Isaac Pockney
Daily Info on Schneider's interpretation of Holst's The Planets
03.2018
‘She managed perfectly the timeless effect of 'Saturn', building inexorably to the crescendo where the brass pounded tellingly’
-Andrew Bell
Praise for Schneider's interpretation of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4
'Although her interests extended far beyond the Russian sphere, this is clearly some of the music Schneider knows and loves best. It was in this half that she particularly came into her own, demonstrated a nuanced knowledge of the score and a great depth of musicality...it was an all-around brilliant concert.'
- Emily Hazratti, Oxford University Music Society Magazine
