Peter Paul Prier (27 February 1942 – 14 June 2015) was a German-born American violinmaker, music teacher and businessman.
His remaining family (Peter, his mother and three siblings) moved to Bavaria in 1945 to escape the advancing Soviet forces.
His first employment was as an instrument repair technician with the Pearce Music Company, where he met his future wife, Kay.
[11] Violinist Joseph Silverstein, who led the Utah Symphony for fifteen years (1983–1998), owns two of Prier's instruments.
[citation needed]On 25 October 2015, a Peter Paul Prier Memorial Concert was held at the University of Utah.
Participants included Jenny Oaks Baker, Daniel Heifetz, and Gerald Elias, a former violinist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.