Moritz Eggert

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German composer and pianist Moritz Eggert (b.1965) has composed in all genres, including opera and other works for the stage. A feature-length film about his music was produced in 1997 for German television, and in 2003 he became a member of the Bayerische Akademie der Schoenen Kuenste. Eggert, who collaborated on the opening ceremony for the FIFA World Cup 2006, recently completed a new opera for Beethovenfest Bonn and the Bonn Opera House. More at http://www.moritzeggert.de/

--Music @ Main, February 5, 2008 (Piotr Szewczyk: Violin Futura)