Piotr Moss (born 13 May 1949 in Bydgoszcz) is a Polish composer of contemporary classical music.
Since 1981, he has lived in Paris and since 1984 has been a French citizen.
Moss studied in Poland with Piotr Perkowski, Grażyna Bacewicz, Krzysztof Penderecki and, from the late 1970s onwards, in Paris with Nadia Boulanger.
His important work as a composer is characterized by a permanent search for new sounds and new eclectic stylistic associations in a genre related to Alfred Schnittke's style of music.
In 2011, his concerto for clarinet d' un silence... was recorded by Jean-Marc Fessard.
See the Polish article to have a complete list of Moss' compositions.
Awards and recognition
Piotr Moss received a number of main awards an various musical competitions in Poland, France, and elsewhere.
He is also a recipient of the following major awards and decorations:
- 2000: Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters), France
- 2009 Decoration of Honor Meritorious for Polish Culture.
- 2009: Special award from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Poland) on the occasion of the 60th anniversary and 40 years of musical work
- 2016: Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters), France
References
- ^ (in Polish) "Piotr Moss", a biography. Culture.pl,
- (in Polish) "Piotr Moss", a musical record dedicated to Piotr Moss, Culture.pl
- (in Polish) Polmic.pl
- (in Polish) Polskieradio.pl
- (in German) Portal Dnb, Œuvres de Piotr Moss
- gramophone.co.uk
External links
- Piotr Moss on cdmc
- Piotr Moss on France Musique
- Piotr Moss on Cézame Music Agency
- Piotr Moss on Music Me
- Piotr Moss on YouTube
