New: Vers le silence – Concerto for Piano & Orchestra (2025)

I’m excited to share my latest work: Vers le silence, a 16-minute concerto for piano and orchestra in free tonality. The piece unfolds without a traditional form, following an organic dramaturgy—from floating stillness through rhythmic intensifications to a quiet dissolution. It’s a deeply personal work, developed outside of formal academic training, driven by a passion …

Performance of “Sinfonietta for Stringquintett – Disput” on the “International Piano Competition & Festival MozArte 2022” in Aachen

I am happy to announce that my work “Sinfonietta for string quintet – Disput” was premiered at the festival “International Piano Competition & Festival MozArte 2022“ on September 09, 2022. Many thanks to the organizers of the “International Piano Competition & Festival MozArte 2022” and to the “Festival Strings”, the players of the concert. “Sinfonietta …

Sinfonietta for string orchestra, clarinet and flute – Passion in a terrible time

The piece was composed in the January/February 2022 under the impression of the long-lasting pandemic and the new frightening Eastern European state-terrorist aggressions for which there is no excuse. Which cause unspeakable suffering and destruction in Ukraine.We perceive a world in obvious flux. Many certainties are being questioned, many uncertainties are emerging. A world supposedly …

Sinfonietta per quintetto d’archi e clarinetto – Dispute

Op 4 – Sinfonietta per quintetto d’archi e clarinetto – Dispute My fourth classical composition: “Sinfonietta per quintetto d’archi e clarinetto – Dispute”. It is a 12 minute work for string quintet (2 violins, viola, cello contrabass) and clarinet. This piece of music is a version of my own composition “Sinfonietta per orchestra – Dispute” …

“Quasi una sonata” for 12 player chamber ensemble by Martin Lotz

The exclusive and complex composition offers a variety of tempos and moods, just as much dynamism and is inspired by composers of the late Romantic period such as Nikolai Miaskovsky, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Gustav Mahler and others. It also offers the balanced sound of a classical orchestra, reduced to a 12-16 player chamber orchestra. The …

Vita – Martin Lotz

Born 1971 in Bonn, studied psychology, started a family at an early age, worked in the areas of social sciences, market research, fundraising, marketing and market research. Music composition for 15 years (pop and classical music). Influences and role models: Shostakowitch, Miaskowsky, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Bach, Mahler – Keith Jarret.