Chronology

1905	Born in Aachen, Germany, on August 18th as the son of the chamber music singer Peter Kreuder and his wife Margarethe, maiden name Heidemann
1908	Berlin: First piano lessons at the Sternschen Konservatorium
1911	Cologne: First public concert (Mozart) in Guerzenich under the direction of Hermann Abendroth

: Peter Kreuder as baby

: Peter Kreuder his sisters Elisabeth, Kathie & Fefi

1914-1917	Hamburg: Attendance of the Piano Academy under Prof. Hans Hermann
1918	Hamburg, May 18th: First engagement as repetiteur and stage pianist with Erich Ziegel at the Hamburg Studio Theatre
1919	Hamburg: Musical director and house composer of the Thalia Theatre
1920	Berlin: Music lessons from Ferruccio Bunsoni-Master Class at the Berlin Academy of Arts.
1922	Munich: Musical director of the Deutsches Theater and continuation of the study of music at the Staatlichen Akademie der Tonkueste (State Academy of Musical Arts)
1924	Munich: Final examinations as composer, director and pianist at the Staatlichen Akademie der Tonkuenste
1926	Berlin: Active at the Rudolf-Nelson-Theater as musical director and piano accompanist of Rudolf Nelson
1928	Vienna: Director and house composer at the studio theatre
1930	Berlin: Musical director at the "Max-Reinhardt-Buehnen" (The Max Reinhardt Stages)

: Friedrich Hollaender, Marlene Dietrich, von Sternberg, Peter Kreuder

1931	1st Musical sound film: Peter Voss, der Millionendieb directed by E. A. Dupont, with Willy Forst. Also house composer of the studio theatre in the Schauspielhaus with Otto Falkenberg
1932	Munich: First large jazz concert with his own orchestra in the Odeon, also musical director and house composer of the studio theatre in the Schauspielhaus with Otto Falkenberg
1933	Berlin: Breakthrough to worldwide success as composer of the music to the film Mazurka with Pola Negri, directed by Willy Forst
1935	Paris: International film prize for the music to the film Das Maedchen Johanna
1937	Munich: State music director at the Bayerischen Staatsoperette (Bavarian State Opera); Leipzig; First performance of the operetta Franzi; book and texts by Ernst Marischka Paris: Last disc recording with Marlene Dietrich Hollywood/USA: "Confessions" (A First National Picture / Released August 19, 1937)
1938	Vienna: First performance of the Frack-Komoedie with Lizzy Waldmueller and Curd Juergens in the Vienna Volkstheater
1939	Concert tour through Scandinavia and emigration to Sweden
1940	Stockholm: First performance of his opera Der Zerrissene (Swedish title: "Lips") at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm, numerous concerts throughout Sweden.
1941	Stockholm: Bestowal of the "Gustav-Wasa-Order" by King Gustav V. for the rendering of outstanding service to the arts.
1942	Forced to return to Germany
1945	Founding and opening of the Austrian "Ausseer Festspiel"

: Peter Kreuder and the "Ziegfeld Girls"

: Josephine Baker & Peter Kreuder

1946	Vienna: Music to the 1st Austrian postwar film Das singende Haus
1947	Washington DC: In February 1947 US music journalists voted Peter Kreuder the third best jazz bandleader in the world. Locarno: Musical presentation of "Das singende Haus" at the first post war film festival, also a tour through Switzerland lasting a number of weeks. Zurich: Musical director at the first performance of Ralph Benatzky's operetta Kleinstadtzauber in the Corso-Theater. End of 1947: Appointed in South America as the musical director of the radio stations Sao Paolo, Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires
1948	Rio de Janeiro: First performance of his work "Ein Viennaer" in New York in the Theatro Municipale
1949	USA and Canada: Five week tour with the Symphonica Brasiliera Orchestra of the Radio National Rio de Janeiro
1950	Buenos Aires: Bestowal of the title professor, presented by Evita Peron.
1952	Europe: Concert tour through such cities as Vienna, Munich, Berlin, Zurich, Bern, Rome, Athens, London, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm and many more.
1954	South America: 21 sound films, among others The Way Of The Gauchos with Gary Cooper
1955	Final return from South America; Munich: Appearance of the memoirs Schoen war die Zeit; many compositions for feature films
1956-57	Concert tour through Europe with Josephine Baker
1958	Vienna: First performance of the musical Madame Scandaleuse with Zarah Leander in the Raimundtheater.
1959	Vienna: Bestowal of Austrian citizenship December 4th
1960	Vienna: First performance of the musical Bel Ami with Johannes Heesters
1964	Vienna: First performance of the musical "Lady aus Paris" with Zarah Leander
1968	Concert tour through North and South America
1969	Concert tour through Brazil and Argentina, Japan and Australia
1970	Concert tour through South Africa and southwest Africa; Munich: Bestowal of the "Schwabinger Kunstpreis" award for music
1971	Concerts in Argentina Munich: The appearance of the autobiography Nur Puppen haben keine Traenen
1972	Concert tour through the USA and Canada; conclusion of the work Lola Montez; appearances on the television shows of Perry Como (Los Angeles), David Frost (Miami) and Bob Hayn's Morning Show (Detroit)
1972	Vienna: Bestowed with the title of professor Munich: Bestowed with the medal "Shining Munich"
1974	Rome: Music to the film Il crielo Rubato
1975	Buenos Aires: Music to the film El Paradiso e Diabolo Goslar: bestowal of the "Paul-Linke-Ringes" award
1976	Flensburg: First performance of the musical revue "Wedding Mary"
1978	New York: Celebration of the 60 Year Anniversary as an artist (first engagement; May 18, 1918)
1980	Salzburg: First performance of the musicalette Wie wird man Minister
1981	Died on June 28th in Salzburg, Austria
1982	Posthumous conferment of the "Golden Europe" award
1983	Dedication of the Peter-Kreuder-Street in Munich and Salzburg
1985	Golden Record
1995	Posthumous conferment of the "Golden Tuning Fork" award