Welcome to my professional profile. I'll be sharing thoughts and perspectives on (classical) music and music business here, and keep you posted on my activities as a musician, lecturer, and researcher.

Currently teaching a musicology seminar at RSH Düsseldorf on piano sonatas of the late-19th and early-20th centuries. After delving into music by Liszt, Grieg, Smyth, and Draeseke, I am now looking forward to Lysenko, Janáček, Chaminade, Pejačević, Bartók, Korngold, Ullmann, etc.

I will be conducting an online workshop for the Netzwerk 4.0 der Musikhochschulen on designing open educational resources and tutorials using the platform @openmusic_acdmy If you are teaching at a conservatory or music university, feel free to join! pretix.eu/netzwerk4.0/le…

This week I will begin teaching as a visiting professor at HfM Dresden. For the coming academic year, I will lecture music theory, aural skills, and analysis in the BA, school music, and composition programmes. Looking forward to a fruitful exchange with students and colleagues!

Looking forward to the annual conference of the @gmusiktheorie, hosted by @BTU_CS next weekend, 4–6 October. I will be contributing with a workshop on the possibilities and functionality of the @openmusic_acdmy See you in Cottbus soon!

Currently preparing a chapter for a Stravinsky volume, focusing on historical and contemporary analyses of his music. Beyond the ubiquitous Taruskin, Kholopov, Straus, Horlacher et alii: is there anything notable that I should care about and include in my survey? Pls let me know.

Eine neue Lehrbeauftragten-Erhebung der @gmusiktheorie, in der es um Arbeitsbedingungen, Einkommen und Einbindung in institutionelle Strukturen geht. Falls Ihr im Lehrauftrag Musiktheorie und/oder Gehörbildung unterrichtet, nehmt bitte an der Umfrage teil! t.ly/12CV4

My children have both changed their school and now attend the Händel-Gymnasium Berlin, a high school with an extensive profile in music education. My daughter also studies harp, piano, and music theory at the local music school, while my son takes guitar and violin lessons.

Excited to have the chance to attend the festival Raritäten der Klaviermusik in Husum again. After the recital of Christian Grøvlen yesterday, I am now looking forward to the performances of @clare_pianist, Patrick Hemmerlé, Matthias Kirschnereit, and Severin von Eckardstein.

Ganzheitliche Förderung statt nur Steuererleichterung: In der derzeitigen Debatte um die Umsatzsteuerbefreiung von Musikunterricht fehlt die Perspektive einer grundsätzlichen Subventionslösung für qualifizierte außerschulische Lehrangebote. Mehr hier: wendelinbitzan.de/de/ganzheitlic…

My article »The Digital Music Theory Classroom: Considerations for Technology-Based Teaching at Music Universities« has now been published in the ZGMTH, the journal of the @gmusiktheorie You can find it here: gmth.de/zeitschrift/ar…

On stage with Vokalsystem Berlin as an opera choir for the first time! We will be appearing in Niccolò Piccinni's tragédie lyrique »Didon« in a semistaged performance at Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg, 25–28 July, with @Akamus and Bernhard Forck. Tickets: t.ly/uoLkA

A selection of my piano music is now available on all relevant platforms: — No. 3 from the cycle Skulpturen (2009): listen.music-hub.com/8OvA5V — Novemberklage (2013), an autumnal lament: listen.music-hub.com/Jdn9is — Kinderkaleidoskop (2015), four short pieces: listen.music-hub.com/agrCHo

Warm invitation to the electronic choral concerts of Vokalsystem Berlin with @dongiovannilupo and @ArtschiLoyan on July 12–13 at Monopol Berlin, featuring music by Monteverdi, Britten, @mormolyke, @hearnedogg, Caroline Shaw, @radiohead and more. — Tickets: t.ly/CTiYz

Next up in the online lecture series of @gmusiktheorie on July 1, 2024, 19:00 CEST: @Komaniecki_R will present a talk entitled »Sheet Music Goes Viral: On the Past and Present of Music Notation as an Object of Aesthetic Significance«. Please register here: t.ly/q03p6

New open-access book project available: the three-volume collection »French-German Research on Female Musicians«, originating from a collaborative project of meetings and lectures in 2017–19, and including studies on many female composers and performers. t.ly/YgYx5

Exciting panel upcoming in the @gmusiktheorie International Music Theory Lectures: Stefan Pohlit, Vladimir Rannev, and Ellen Bakulina will discuss political pressure and abuse of power in academia and music institutions. Join us on 13 June 2024, 7 pm CEST. t.ly/bf5Gq

The deplorable practice of Viennese orchestras hiring freelance musicians for dumping fees has grown to an alarming state, as @falter_at reports. This abhorrent business model needs to be stopped! The Austrian lobby group @igfmoe claims a minimum fee of 228 € per day. #fairpay

Glad to announce that I was appointed managing director of Tonkünstlerverband @dtkvberlin As of June 2024, I will be in charge of the membership management, communications, and public relations work of the association. I will also continue working as a lecturer in music theory.

I am working on a paper concerning the relationship of #musicology and #musictheory, focusing on aspects of cooperation/collaboration and competition/rivalry between the disciplines. If you would like to share experiences that can shed light on either relation, pls get in touch!

I am offering a preparatory workshop for #musictheory entrance exams at music universities, organised by DTKV NRW, on 16–17 May. Please notify your students who consider an application in Cologne, Detmold, Düsseldorf, Essen, or Münster! Register here: t.ly/z4VJV