[2] He has regularly performed with artists such as Wilhelm Kempff, Claudio Arrau, Alfred Brendel, Martha Argerich, Géza Anda, Mstislav Rostropovich, Heinrich Schiff and Frank Peter Zimmermann.
From 1981 to 1984, Schmidt-Gertenbach was also permanent conductor of the Radio Symphony Orchestra in Stavanger (Norway).
He completed extensive concert tours through the Federal Republic, Italy, the USA, Spain and Japan with the world-renowned orchestras Sinfonia Varsovia, AUKSO chamber orchestra[3] and Cappella Istropolitana.
As a guest conductor, Schmidt-Gertenbach has been to France, Great Britain, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, Egypt, Israel, Korea, Japan, South Africa, Mexico and the USA.
He has recorded over 100 works for various broadcasters, has appeared on television several times and has also made a name for himself in the music industry.