Martin Lotz – Contemporary classical composer

A contemporary music composer focused on quiet tension, gradual transformation, and inward musical processes.

Violin Concerto “Katharsis”, Op. 10 (2025/26)

25 minutes • Solo violin and orchestra • A quiet, inward concerto exploring tension, dissolution and return

Listen – Solo violin – expressive section

A three-part concerto shaped by restraint, breathing tempo, and gradual transformation. Rather than pursuing outward virtuosity, the work unfolds through subtle dynamic movement, layered textures, and an inward dramatic arc. View Score and Audio.

Aesthetic in brief

  • Contemporary Music Composer
  • evolving / modular structures
  • subtle rhythmic layering, expressive restraint
  • ambiguous tonality (modal + chromatic shifts)
  • music unfolding from quiet tension rather than overt climaxes

Free tonality · formal clarity · expressive restraint


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Selected works (recent)

  • Op. 10 – Violin Concerto (2026) — solo violin & orchestra · ca. 25’
  • Op. 9 – Piano Concerto (2025) — piano & orchestra · ca. 16’
  • Op. 8 – Piano Trio (2023) — violin · cello · piano · ca. 13’
  • Op. 6 – Stringquintett “Disput” (2022) — Stringquintett · ca. 12’
  • Op. 5 – Fantasia for Stringquintett, Clarinet and Piano ca. 8’
  • Op. 3 – Quasi una sonata — chamber ensemble (12 players) · ca. 13’

MozArte Festival Aachen (2022)

Performed at MozArte Festival Aachen (Aachen, 2022)Disput (string quintet), artistic direction: Andreas Frölich.

Read the Aachener Zeitung article on Mozarte 2022 here.

Martin Lotz | contemporary music composition