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Lecture at the J. J. Fux-Conservatory in Graz

In my lecture I will talk about my work «XXI Orakel der Nacht» amongst other things.

Lecture «Utopien ins Trockene bringen»
at the Styrian State Conservatory

On Wednesday, May 4 I will have the pleasure of holding a lecture at the Johann Joseph Fux-Conservatory in Graz about my works and how to realise them in concert. I will be talking about the process of composing «XXI Orakel der Nacht» as well as discussing several aspects of how to perform these pieces and what might be the obstacles when aiming at scheduling such pieces in concert.

Furthermore I was asked to talk about how to present one’s works in the internet and to deliver insights into my work as a curator of a concert series for contemporary music.

In the past years, more than once a piece of mine has been considered unplayable or it proved itself very difficult to stage in concert. Most of of my works have been premiered successfully and some of these pieces have been played even several times in the meantime. In my presentation I will try to communicate strategies of how to deal with such works that might be considered difficult or even not playable at the first glance. Perhaps it could motivate young composers to pursue their artistic path even if it turns out to be a very complicated one. This is why I called my lecture «Bringing Utopiae over the finishing line».

Utopien ins Trockene bringen
Wednesday, May 4
6:40 PM, J. J. Fux-Conservatory Graz, Neuer Saal

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Concert and lecture in Leipzig

On December 7, 2021 I will have the pleasure of following an invitation by the composer Bernd Franke to give a lecture at the University of Leipzig in the course of which I will present several compositions of mine. An introduction to my compositional language, my aesthetical strategies and thoughts about the shades of harmonical clarity in my works will be at the centre of the lecture. After it a lecture concert will take place at the Grieg Meeting Place (Grieg Begegnungsstätte Leipzig). In this concert, the Scottish pianist Gregor Forbes will perform the second book of XXI Orakel der Nacht and the cellist Hugo Paiva will play Jeux de lumière. I’m very much looking forward to enjoying this event and working together with the two outstanding musicians as well as talking about my music and discussing with the students in Leipzig.

See also:
Grieg Begegnungsstätte Leipzig
XXI Orakel der Nacht – Zweites Heft
Jeux de lumière