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[[File:Moritz Eggert.jpg|thumb|Moritz Eggert (2016)]]
'''Moritz Eggert''' (born 25 November 1965 in [[Heidelberg]]) is a German composer and pianist.

== Life ==
Moritz Eggert began his studies in piano and composition in 1975 at [[Hoch Conservatory|Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium]] in Frankfurt (with Wolfgang Wagenhaeuser and Claus Kühnl), at the [[Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts]] (with [[Leonard Hokanson]]) and at the [[University of Music and Performing Arts Munich]] (with [[Wilhelm Killmayer]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adwmainz.de/mitglieder/profil/prof-moritz-eggert.html|title=Prof. Moritz Eggert : Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur &#124; Mainz|website=www.adwmainz.de}}</ref> Later he continued his piano studies with [[Raymund Havenith]] and [[Dieter Lallinger]], and his composition studies with [[Hans-Jürgen von Bose]] in Munich. In 1992 he spent a year in London as a post-graduate composition student with [[Robert Saxton]] at the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]].

Moritz Eggert's oeuvre includes 7 [[operas]] as well as ballets and works for dance and [[music theatre]], often with unusual performance elements. In 1997, a German TV station produced a feature-length film portrait about his music.<ref>{{OCLC|916503016}}</ref>

As a pianist he has collaborated with many artists, as soloist with orchestra, as chamber music partner in various formations and as a [[Lied]] accompanist. In 1996 he presented the complete works for piano solo by [[Hans Werner Henze]] for the first time in one concert.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pianist |first=The Cross-Eyed |date=2016-12-22 |title=Meet the Artist……Moritz Eggert, composer |url=https://crosseyedpianist.com/2016/12/22/meet-the-artist-moritz-eggert-composer/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=The Cross-Eyed Pianist |language=en}}</ref> In 1989 he was a prize winner at the International Gaudeamus Competition for Performers of Contemporary Music.

As a composer Moritz Eggert has been awarded with the composition prize of the [[Salzburg Easter Festival]], the [[Schneider-Schott Music Prize]], the "Ad Referendum"-prize in [[Montréal]], the [[Ernst von Siemens Music Prize|Siemens Förderpreis]] for young composers, and the [[Zemlinsky Prize]]. 2003 he became a member of the [[Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste]].

In 1991 he founded – together with [[Sandeep Bhagwati]] – the [[A*Devantgarde]] festival for new music. The festival continues today{{When|date=July 2018}} as a biennial and is directed by Alexander Strauch and Samuel Penderbayne, the next edition having the motto 'Corragio' (courage).

His concert-length cycle for piano solo, "[[Haemmerklavier]]", is among his best known works.

Moritz Eggert has written 7 operas and several more works for music and dance theatre. In 2004, his opera "The Snail" was premiered in [[Mannheim]] (directed and written by [[Hans Neuenfels]]).

His large "soccer oratorio" for the [[Ruhrtriennale]] 2005 and the [[FIFA World Cup|Soccer World Championship]] in Germany 2006 experienced widespread media coverage in German as well as foreign media.

Moritz Eggert created the opening ceremony for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] (together with director [[Christian Stueckl]] and stage designer [[Marlene Pohley]]).<ref name="Musicalics 2006">{{cite web | title=Soccer World Cup music composed by Moritz Eggert | website=Musicalics | date=29 May 2006 | url=https://musicalics.com/de/node/486165 | access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref>

Eggert is (as of 2018) a regular contributor to the "Bad Blog of Musick" on the website of the [[Neue Musikzeitung]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.nmz.de/badblog/|title=Bad Blog Of Musick|website=Bad Blog Of Musick|language=de-DE|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref>

Since 2010 Moritz Eggert is professor for composition at the [[Hochschule für Musik und Theater München]].<ref name="Home">{{cite web | title=Moritz Eggert – Professor für Komposition | website=website.musikhochschule-muenchen.de | url=https://website.musikhochschule-muenchen.de/de/61-deutsch/profil-lehrer/594-moritz-eggert-professor-fuer-komposition | language=de | access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref>

== Cultural interests ==
Eggert is an avid board game player, and was at one point a contributor to [[Tom Vasel|The Dice Tower]] podcast, a podcast about all aspects of boardgaming, and also the podcast "Point 2 Point," a gaming podcast that focuses exclusively on wargames.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://point2pointsource.com/xoops/modules/news/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929211254/http://point2pointsource.com/xoops/modules/news/|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 September 2008|title=Point2pointsource.com |date=29 September 2008|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref>

== Works ==
Source:<ref name="t838">{{cite web | title=Moritz Eggert | website=[[Schott Music]] | date=25 November 1965 | url=https://www.schott-music.com/en/person/moritz-eggert | access-date=14 August 2024}}</ref>

=== Opera and music theatre ===

* Das Mahl des Herrn Orlong (Oper für Schauspieler, 1988)
* Paul und Virginie (Puppenoper, 1990)
* Wir sind daheim (Kammeroper, 1991, 1998)
* Lunu (Abstrakte Oper 1992)
* Helle Nächte (Große Oper, 1997)
* Der Andere (Kurzoper, 2000)
* Dr. Popels fiese Falle (Children's Opera, 2002)
* The last days of the V.I.R.U.S. (Opera, 2003)
* Die Schnecke (Opera, 2004)

=== Dance theatre and ballet ===

* Avec ma main brulée (Performance, 1997)
* Flüchtige Begegnungen (Dance Theatre, 1997)
* Gegenwart, ich brauche Gegenwart (Dance Theatre, 1997)
* Ein Besuch im Bergwerk (Dance Theatre, 1999)
* The Trap (Bühnenmusik, 1999)
* Millennium Shuffle (Dance Theatre, 1999)
* Im Sandkasten (Dance Theatre, 2000)
* Auf der Suche nach dem KlaNNg (Hörspiel, 2001)

=== Chamber music ===

* Kleine Fluchten (1. String Quartet, 1993)
* Hämmerklavier (for Piano solo, 1994)
* Außer Atem (für 4 Blockflöten und einen Spieller, 1995)
* Bad Attitude (for Cello and Piano, 1995)
* Et in Arcadia Ego (2. String Quartet, 1997)
* Tableau (Bewegung für einen Klarinettisten und Pianisten, 1997)
* Melodie 1.0 (für Violine, Cello und Schreibmaschine, 1998)
* Nemesis (for Drumset solo, 1998)
* Croatoan II (für Streichquartett und Schlagzeug, 1999)
* Fast Forward (for Cello and Piano, 1999)
* Continuum (for Cello and Piano, 2000)
* Vermillion Sands (für Gitarre, 2000)
* Narziss (für Sopranblockflöte und Schlagzeug, 2001)
* La Risposta (für Cello and Keyboard, 2002)
* pong (for Septet, 2002)
* Riff (für zwei E-Gitarren mit Effektgeräten, 2002)
* Symphonie 2.0 (für 4 Kazoos mit beliebigen Instrumenten, 2002)
* Ostinato (für Orgel solo, 2003)
* Processional: Fanfaren/Signale (for Trumpet solo, 2003)

=== Orchestral work ===

* Die 12 Schläge der Sonnenuhr (für Kammerorchester, 1986)
* Vexations (für Kammerorchester, 1993)
* Adagio (für 32 Streicher, 1996)
* Symphonie 1.0 (für 12 Schreibmaschinen, 1997)
* Number Nine I-III (for Orchestra, 1998)
* Goldberg spielt (for Keyboard and Ensemble, 2000)
* Internet-Symphonie (for Orchestra, 2000)

=== Vocal music ===

* Hibernalische Gesänge (for Vocal Quartet, 1997)
* Büchner-Porträt (für Bariton und Klavier, 1997)
* Krausseriana (für Bariton und Klavier, 1999)
* Neue Dichter Lieben (Liederzyklus, 2000)
* ausklang (für Bariton und Klavier, 2001)
* Die Kriegsirre (für Mezzosopran und Klavier, 2001)
* wide unclasp (Liederzyklus für Frauenstimme und Jazz-Ensemble, 2002)
* Paradies Berlin (Liederzyklus, 2002–03)
* Ein Dichter stirbt (für Tenorbariton und Klavier, 2004)

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{DNB portal|119526255}}
* [http://www.moritzeggert.de Official Website of Moritz Eggert]
* [http://www.adevantgarde.de Official Website of A*DEvantgarde Festivals]
* [https://de.schott-music.com/shop/autoren/moritz-eggert Moritz Eggert composer profile at Schott Music]
* [http://www.sikorski.de/composers/composer225.html Moritz Eggert composer profile at Sikorski]

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