Peter Kater


Peter Kater is a German-born American pianist, composer and Grammy Award winner.
When he was four, he moved with his family from Germany to New Jersey. He studied classical piano at an early age. In 1977 when he was eighteen, Peter moved to Boulder, Colorado, where he spent thirteen years before moving to Virginia and later Los Angeles, building his own studio, and starting his own record label. His debut album, Spirit, and those that followed reached the Top 20 New Age music chart at Billboard magazine. These included several collaborations with R. Carlos Nakai. He has also collaborated with Snatam Kaur, Michael DeMaria, Tina Guo, Nawang Khechog and Dominic Miller. His first Grammy Award nomination was for the album Red Moon for Best New Age Album. 13 more nominations followed with his first win coming in 2018 for the album Dancing on Water. Kater has sold millions of records, scored the music of over 100 television and film productions including 11 On & Off-Broadway dramatic plays and is a proud recipient of the Environment Leadership Award from the United Nations.
Dancing On Water debuted at number three on the Billboard New Age Albums Chart, 2017. Inner Passion, his collaboration with cellist Tina Guo, debuted at number four on the Billboard New Age Albums Chart.

Awards and honors

  • Grammy Award Winner for Best New Age Album for "Wings" and "Dancing On Water". Grammy Award nominations for Best New Age Album – Red Moon, Piano, Fire, Faces of the Sun, Ambrosia, In a Dream, Wind Rock Sea & Flame, Light Body, Illumination, Ritual , Love, Inner Passion
  • NAIRD Best New Age Album Indie Award, ''Migration''

    Discography

  • 1983 Spirit
  • 1984 Coming Home
  • 1985 Two Hearts
  • 1986 Thanksgiving
  • 1986 Anthem
  • 1987 For Christmas
  • 1987 The Fool & The Hummingbird
  • 1988 Gateway /
  • 1989 Moments, Dreams & Visions
  • 1990 Natives
  • 1991 Homage
  • 1991 The Season
  • 1991 Rooftops
  • 1992 Migration
  • 1993 How the West Was Lost
  • 1994 Pursuit of Happiness
  • 1994 Honorable Sky
  • 1995 How the West Was Lost, Vol. 2
  • 1996 Soul Nature
  • 1996 Improvisations in Concert
  • 1997 Essence
  • 1998 Compassion /
  • 1998 The Dance of Innocents
  • 1999 Birds of Prey
  • 1999 The Winds of Devotion
  • 1999 Eco-Challenge: Music from Discovery Channel
  • 2001 Heart's Desire
  • 2001 Through Windows & Walls
  • 2002 Inner Works: Piano & Strings
  • 2003 Red Moon Silver World /
  • 2003 Xmas Ecstasy
  • 2003 Piano
  • 2005 Elements Series: Earth
  • 2005 Elements Series: Water
  • 2005 Elements Series: Fire
  • 2005 Elements Series: Air
  • 2006 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
  • 2007 Point of Light
  • 2007 Faces of the Sun
  • 2009 Healing Series, Vol. 4: Walk in Beauty
  • 2009 In a Dream
  • 2009 Healing Series, Vol. 5: Cloud Hands
  • 2009 Healing Series, Vol. 3: Ambrosia
  • 2009 Healing Series, Vol. 2: Compassion
  • 2009 Healing Series, Vol. 1: Essence
  • 2009 Piano Christmas
  • 2010 Call of Love
  • 2011 Wind, Rock, Sea & Flame
  • 2012 Light Body /
  • 2013 Heart of the Universe
  • 2013 Illumination: A Healing Journey
  • 2014 Civil War: The Untold Story
  • 2014 Ritual
  • 2015 Etheria
  • 2015 Heart of Silence: Piano and Flute Meditations
  • 2015 Love
  • 2016 Inner Passion with Tina Guo
  • 2017 Dancing on Water
  • 2018 She
  • 2020 Wings
  • 2022 Soul Story
  • 2022 Native America
  • 2025 ''Untethered Heart''

    Filmography