The cornetto player and conductor  Arno Paduch studied musicology in Frankfurt am Main, and cornetto and historical performance practice at the Schola Cantorum of Basel.

He regularly performs with such well-known early music ensembles as Musica fiata Köln, the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, the Gabrieli Consort and Players, and the Wiener Akademie. In addition to concertising throughout Europe, he was participated in numerous European radio and television productions, as well as over 80 CD recordings. He has thaught cornetto (Zink) and chamber music in the early music department of the Leipzig Conservatory since 1992, and has written various articles on early music.