I have been often asked why I play new freshly composed works by living composers of today. This is all about the joy of discovery. I love the idea of zeitgeisty music – it is the living music put into life by the composers of my times. We share the same

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Last weekend I visited the art exhibition „Feelings“ in the „Pinakotek der Moderne, Munich.“ The idea behind this exhibition was to intuitively approach art from an emotional perspective. The curators wanted to find out to what extent does our view of

Who is not at heart a globe-trotter? Are we not all fascinated by different countries? A musical portrayal of some of the interesting things composers saw on their travels, a tonal description of the impressions and emotions they had awakened. For all piano mu

Essay about musicians and emotions, the role of music in increasing empathy, the reputation of musicians being highly sensitive, thoughts on creative mind, chills, empathy exercises

I have asked myself – What is music? Music is the sound. – This answer had come to me very quickly but right after another question arose – What determines that particular sound could be called music and Why we do not say “this is music

Modern romantic composition „Zephyr“ by a British contemporary jazz pianist and composer Neil Cowley. „Zephyr“ is inspired by the Greek god of the west wind: the gentlest of the winds, the fructifying wind, the messenger of spring and flowers. The musi

“Zeitgeisty Music Volume 2” is an album of 14 modern romantic piano pieces by the composers of today  with dreamy mood and beautiful melodies. They invite to close our eyes, lean back, relax and gain strength. The composers are Karen Tanaka, Peter Max

I was always fascinated about the mystery of inspiration. What is behind this phenomenon? Is there a trigger for inspiration?

In many areas today the trend is that everything is getting bigger, faster, more colorful, louder and often just a little bit crazier. Futurologist Matthias Horx claims that every trend has a counter-trend that will eventually prevail. In the future, instead o

Thoughts about the dilemma of all musicians - to play or not to play...

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