Works

Buttes Träume (2013)

for 15 Instruments | 10′ 00″

Commissioned by the Tonhalle Düsseldorf
World premiere: May 29, 2013 Düsseldorf, Germany
Studio Musikfabrik, Cond.: Peter Veale

 

Sichtgrenze (1999)

for 20 Piccolos | 6’ 00”

World premiere: June 23, 1999 Düsseldorf, Germany
Robert-Schumann-Hochschule, Cond.: André Sebald

 

Positions (1998)

for 14 Instruments | 3’ 30”

World premiere: February 19, 1999 Apeldoorn, the Netherlands
Ensemble De Ereprijs, Cond.: Wim Boerman

Higurashi, Goldkäfer und Mittagsnachrichten (2015)

(Lyrics: Naoko Kudo)
for Mixed choir and Piano | 15’ 00”

Commissioned by the New Choir
World premiere: November 29, 2015 Tokyo, Japan
New Choir, Cond.: Nobuaki Tanaka, Piano: Kaori Nakajima

 

Lieder von Buschsänger, Hase, Grille und Taumelkäfer (2013)

for Noh-voice und Clarinet | 15’ 00”

Commissioned by Ryoko Aoki World premiere: March 19, 2013 Tokyo, Japan
Ryoko Aoki, Noh-voice, Takashi Yamane, Clarinet

 

UNDULATION IV (2002)

for Soprano, Clarinet, Piano and Cello | 8’ 30”

World premiere: February 14, 2002 Baku, Azerbaijan
Ensemble SoNoR

Die Entdeckung der Freude im Schnee (2014/2021)

for Violin and Harp | 7′ 00″

World premiere: June 19, 2022 Kurayoshi, Japan
Duo X[iksa] (Yasutaka Hemmi, Violine / Takayo Matsumura, Harfe)

Unterbrochene Landschaft (2021)

for Piccolo and Organ | 9’ 00”

Funded by the NRW artist grant
World premiere: May 26, 2022 Rostock, Germany
Evelin Degen, Piccolo / Matthias Geuting, Organ

Stein. Wasser. Licht. (2020)

for Saxophone, Accordion and Double bass | 11’ 00”

Commissioned by the Kunststiftung NRW
World premiere: September 18, 2020 València, Spain
Trío Feedback (Ricard Capellino, Sax. / Esteban Algora, Acc. / Dario Calderone, Db.)

 

Luciferin (2016/2019)

for Shakuhachi and Accordion | 9′ 00″

World premiere: TBA
Horacio Curti, Shakuhachi / Esteban Algora, Accordion

 

Windweben (2007/2017)

for Bass clarinet, Accordion and Cello | 8’ 00”

World premiere: December 04, 2017 Leipzig, Germany
Eva Zöllner, Accordion + Talea Ensemble

Windesspuren (2017)

for Clarinet and Accordion | 3′ 30″

World premiere: November 20, 2017 Oulu, Finland
Taifun duo

Luftgeister (2017)

for Flute, Guitar and Percussion | 9’ 00”

World premiere: September 08, 2017 09. Winsen/Luhe, Germany
Ensemble L’ART POUR L’ART

Luciferin (2016)

for Hichiriki and Shô | 9’ 00”

Commissioned by Hitomi Nakamura
World premiere: July 22, 2016 Tokyo, Japan
Hitomi Nakamura, Hichiriki / Kô Ishikawa, Shô

Pekaris in der Ruine (2016)

for Trombone and Piano | 9’ 00”

Commissioned by the Contemporary Duo
World premiere: February 29, 2016 Tokyo, Japan
Contemporary Duo (Kousei Murata, Trombone / Kazue Nakamura, Piano)

Die Entdeckung der Freude im Schnee (2014)

for Clarinet and Harp | 7′ 00″

Funded by Udo van Meeteren
World premiere: January 16, 2015 Berlin, Germany
Duo Imaginaire (John Corbett, Clarinet / Simone Seiler, Harp)

Lieder von Buschsänger, Hase, Grille und Taumelkäfer (2012)

for Noh-voice and Clarinet | 18′ 00”

Commissioned by Ryoko Aoki
World premiere: March 19, 2013 Tokyo, Japan
Ryoko Aoki, Noh-voice / Takashi Yamane, Clarinet

Wurzeln (2009-2010)

for Hichiriki, Cello, Percussion and Piano | 9’ 00”

Commissioned by Music From Japan
World premiere: February 21, 2010 New York, USA
Hitomi Nakamura, Hichiriki / Fred Sherry, Vc. / Eric Poland, Perc. / Stephen Gosling, Pf.

Wind.Regen.Tanz. (2008) (2008)

for Alto flute, Violin and Percussion | 13’ 00”

Commissioned by the Tonhalle Düsseldorf
World premiere: September 19, 2008 Düsseldorf, Germany
E-MEX Ensemble

Die lebenden Spuren (2007)

for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano | 12’ 00”

World premiere: May 29, 2013 Dortmund, Germany
E-MEX Ensemble

 

Irregehen (2004/2007)

for Bass clarinet and Cello | 10’ 00”

World premiere: May 29, 2013 Dortmund, Germany
E-MEX Ensemble

Windweben (2007)

for Tenor saxophone, Accordion and Cello | 10’ 00”

World premiere: June 21, 2007 Freiburg, Germany
Ensemble ecco

Nachtlied (2005)

for Clarinet, Cello and Piano | 8’ 00”

Commissioned by the Tonhalle Düsseldorf and the Dr. Karl Emil and Lilli Brügmann Foundation
World premiere: October 31, 2005 Tokyo, Japan
E-MEX Trio

 

Lichttempel (2005)

for Flute and Piano | 11’ 00”

World premiere: May 29, 2013 Dortmund, Germany
E-MEX Ensemble

 

Parabel (2004-05)

for Flute, Clarinet, Percussion, Violin and Cello | 7’ 00”

Commissioned by the Kunststiftung NRW
World premiere: January 20, 2005 Düsseldorf, Germany
Thürmchenensemble, Cond.: Erik Oña

 

Zweisax (2004)

for two Tenor saxophones | 10’ 00”

World premiere: May 12, 2005 Freiburg, Germany
Saxophoneduo dialodia

 

Irregehen (2004)

for Bass clarinet and Double bass | 10’ 00”

World premiere: February 23, 2007 Düsseldorf, Germany
notabu.ensemble neue musik

 

Beach Birds (2003)

for Mandolin and Guitar | 10’ 00”

World premiere: September 08, 2017 02. München, Germany
Daniel Ahlert, Mandolin / Birgit Schwab, Guitar

 

UNDULATION IV (2002)

for Soprano, Clarinet, Piano and Cello | 8’ 30”

World premiere: February 14, 2002 Baku, Azerbaijan
Ensemble SoNoR

 

Aus dem Nebel (1998)

for Clarinet, Vibraphone and Double bass| 7’ 00”

World premiere: September 13, 1998 Grevenbroich, Germany
notabu.ensemble neue musik, Cond.: Mark-Andreas Schlingensiepen

 

UNDULATION III (1998)

for two Violins and Viola | 8’ 30”

World premiere: February 25, 1998 Tokyo, Japan
Kioko Yasuda, Violin I / Kiyo Kido, Violin II / Keiko Kimura, Viola

I canti del gabbiano e il silenzio della laguna di notte (2018-19)

for Piano | 9′ 00”

World premiere: February 27, 2019 Venice, Italy
Martin von der Heydt, piano

 

Hirtenmusik (2012/2018)

for Electone | 9′ 00”

World premiere: December 19, 2018 Tokyo, Japan
Yukino Ichikawa, Electone

 

Hirtenmusik (2012)

for Organ | 9′ 00”

World premiere: June 01, 2012 06. Remscheid, Germany
Matthias Geuting, Organ

 

Zuckerregen (2002)

for Toy piano | 6’ 30”

World premiere: January 16, 2015 Düsseldorf, Germany
Bernd Wiesemann, Toy piano

 

zwölf (2001)

for Piano | 3’ 40”

World premiere: June 07, 2002 06. Paris, France
Marcel Worms, Piano

 

Ich bin ein Teil des Teils (2000)

for Piano | 8’ 30”

World premiere: April 25, 2001 Cologne, Germany
Yoshishige Tanaka, Piano