Peter Stadlen (14 July 1910 – 21 January 1996) was an Austrian pianist, musicologist and critic, specialising in the study and interpretation of Beethoven and the composers of the Second Viennese School.
Stadlen, who was born in Vienna, initially studied piano there with Felix Weingartner and composition with Joseph Marx and Max Springer (1877–1954).
[4] Stadlen was also the soloist in the German premiere of Schoenberg’s Piano Concerto at the Darmstadt Summer School on 17 July 1948.
Back in Britain he resumed performances at the National Gallery Concerts (organised by Myra Hess)[6] with the Austrian Musicians Group,[7] and in regular contemporary music broadcasts with the BBC.
[11][12] Stadlen was a lecturer in music at the University of Reading (1965–1969) and visiting fellow of All Souls College, Oxford (1967–1968).