Vitali Neifert

Vitali Neifert was born in Kazakhstan in 1970. He received his first lessons at the age of 5. Education and studies in music as an accordion soloist, pedagogue and conductor. He studied in the music college of the city of Aktjubinsk with the lecturer for accordion and conducting Fail Djusmetov. He then studied psychology at the Kazakh State University with a focus on "School Children's Psychology". While still a student, he successfully participated in numerous competitions and festivals. His pedagogical activity began in 1989 at the Municipal Music School of the city of Batamshinsk in Kazakhstan. Vitali Neifert has lived in Germany since 1995 and works as a pedagogue, conductor, soloist and arranger. In 2002, the private music school Neifert was founded.

His students Michael Rettig, David Kiefer and Daniel Salzmann were particularly successful. His musical work also complements his activities as Juror at various competitions as well as lecturer at master classes at home and abroad. Also the management of the organization of various international cultural and music projects such as concerts, seminars, educational exchanges, etc. are part of his commitment to music. He was a long-standing editorial member of the music journal Intermusik. In addition, he has worked as a consultant and editor of various publications at the music and textbook publisher Karthause-Schmülling. Today, his musical sphere of activity lies in the Pforzheim catchment area. There he has his music school and since 2019 he has also worked as a conductor and instructor in the Handharmonika Verein Großbottwar.