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Three First Performances

CANCELLED – Couldn’t be more excited to announce a concert of first performances of my compositions, scheduled for Saturday, June 27, 15:45 pm, as part of the Ensemble! festival taking place at Partika-Saal of Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf. For the premieres of two duo works from the last years, I will be joined by flutist Zhijun Xu and cellist Inés Bueno López, who will perform the pieces Capriccio spirituoso and Begebenheit, and I will also present my recently composed SonaTine for solo piano. There will also be a special treat: my colleague Hubertus Dreyer will conduct an on-stage interview as a framework for the concert. Thanks go also to Tobias Koch for his profound work in organising the festival.

If you happen to be around, I’d be glad to welcome you in the audience. The other parts of the festival will also be worth a visit, of course. See you soon in Düsseldorf!

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New Composition: SonaTine for Piano

I somehow managed to compose something again, after quite a time without any creative musical output. The product of my intermittent efforts during the second half of last year is now finally completed and engraved, leaving me with the duty of preparing it for an occasional performance—or, maybe before that, a private presentation to the person to whom it owes its existence, Tine Tl’dr, the dedicatee of this three-movement SonaTine for piano solo. To anyone else who would fancy taking a look: you may find the score at your favourite source of sheet music on the internet. As always, I will be delighted to hear your comments and appreciations.

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Music by Cosima

Immensely proud of my daughter Cosima who composed an accomplished solo harp piece at the beginning of the year, named Dreaming Willow (Träumende Weide), which was awarded a first prize in the Berlin Jugend musiziert composition competition. Luckily, it is also playable on the piano with a few decent alterations. I now took the opportunity to record the piece and uploaded it to my SoundCloud page. Hope you have at least as much fun listening as I had while learning and performing the music, and if so, please share and leave an appreciative comment.

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Streaming Releases #10–12

A selection of my piano music, composed during my years of study and adjunct teaching, is now available on all relevant streaming platforms. Performances all by myself. Please leave a fav or playlist add if you feel like it!

  • Skulpturen, a four-part piano cycle (2009), represented here by the etude-like number Drei
  • Novemberklage (2013), an extensive lament in sombre autumnal mood
  • Kinderkaleidoskop (2015), a collection of short pieces dedicated to my then-four-year-old daughter
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Performances by Young Harpists

My composition Song without Words for solo harp will be included as a compulsory piece in the 10th Competition for Harpists of the Verband der Harfenisten Deutschland. The event takes place in the Thüringer Landesmusikakademie Sondershausen, 1–5 May 2024. If you happen to be in Thuringia at the next weekend, please stop by! The piece will be performed by about 15 young contestants, aged 10–12 years, on 4 May, 9 am to 4 pm.