In this episode of The Piano Pod, we are joined by composer, conductor, & Music Director at Univeristy of Cologne, Michael Ostrzyga
His work spans composition, conducting, editorial scholarship, and large-scale projects — but this conversation centers on his piano writing, especially his recent solo album Perseus.
Together, we explore how music begins — whether from structure, memory, or sound itself — and how these ideas shape a body of work that moves between tradition and exploration. We also discuss his pedagogical work Der singende Wind, his early musical formation, and his recent arrangement of Beethoven’s Mass in C for four-hand piano and harmonium, commissioned by the Harvard Choruses.
This episode offers a deeper look into the relationship between structure and intuition, and how personal experience finds its way into music.
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- 💿 Album — Perseus
- 📘 Der singende Wind – the Singing Wind (Breitkopf & Härtel):
- 🎼 Beethoven Mass in C arrangement – article
- 🎥 Harvard performance of Beethoven’s Mass in C
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