Mark Klatt Classical Composer

High culture and arts are (still) channels to build bridges and common understanding. Even people at countries who have conflicts with other countries have at this sample the exact same culture and arts denominator - therefore  crimes against culture and arts are a crime against the whole world and many people there and a crime against common understanding and finally a peaceful living together - more needed today than few decades ago.  Here a statistic of the past 30 days...                                 Pic: Where has my classical music been listened the past 30 days...   It's time that international attorneys (German speaking area fails completely) at the countries who signed UNESCO rules about  artistic freedom finally bring consequences to perpetrators and platforms who discriminate and tolerate annihilation attacks against non-political high culture and arts be...

Composing is like writing—there are countless ideas, but not all of them find their way into a finished work. My 8th piano concerto is still in the early stages of its creation and will continue to be developed after much contemplation and experimentation. The initial idea for this concerto dates back to 2013, when I began exploring the potential of two pianos, an organ, and an orchestra. Just as a writer jots down numerous ideas but doesn’t turn all of them into a book, a composer must also decide which concepts to pursue further. The 8th piano concerto serves as an example of how inspiration and creative thinking can flow into musical form. Vid: Study for a Piano Concert for 2 Pianos, Organ and Orchestra. Sample here realized 1:1 with digital orchestras basing on the original notation. This work is not only an experiment with new sound colors and structures but also a tribute to the diversity of voices within an orchestra. The use of two pianos allows for dialogue between t...