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CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FOR PIANO

A great deal of what is called “contemporary piano music” today refers to soft, minimalist, ambient styles. My work belongs to a different tradition — the lineage of 20th–21st‑century classical piano writing shaped by color, structure, narrative, and expressive depth. This page gathers my piano works across solo, chamber, and vocal settings, written for performers seeking contemporary classical repertoire with clarity, imagination, and emotional resonance.

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FOR PIANO

Contemporary Classical Piano Music

The modern piano repertoire has evolved dramatically over the past century, shaped by composers who expanded the instrument’s color, technique, and expressive possibilities. My works for piano reflect this evolution, offering pieces that range from intimate miniatures to extended concert works. The sections below present my contributions to the contemporary classical piano repertoire across solo, chamber, and vocal contexts.

 

solo piano

Solo Piano Music

Solo Piano Recordings


Luminoceptions
14' | solo piano

 

Periscopes
30' | solo piano

 

Shimmer
10' 30" | solo piano

 

Silent Streets
7' 30" | solo piano 

 

Ten Bagatelles
18' | solo piano

 

The Old Photo Box
58' | solo piano

 

The Waiting Hours
14' | solo piano 

 

Visions
14' 30" | solo piano 

Unaccompanied Piano Works


Chamber Music with Piano

duo

Piano and Wind Duos

 

Three Winged Movements
12' | flute and piano

Vocal and Chamber Music  Recordings

 

Fizzy
10' 30" | oboe and piano

 

Hidden Reflections
15' | alto saxophone and piano

 

Hidden Reflections
15' | clarinet (A) and piano

 

Humoresque
5' | clarinet and piano

 

Ex Silentium
11' | bassoon and piano


Piano and Strings Duos

 

Violin Sonata
18' | violin and piano ​

 

Dripping Minutes - Frozen Years
8' 30" | viola and piano

 

Fluctuations
10' | cello and piano


Piano and Brass Duos

 

Toward Stillness
10' | horn and piano

 

Samsara
11' | trombone and piano


Piano Four Hands

 

At the Edge of a Spiral
10' | piano four-hands​

trios, quartets, quintets


Trios with Piano

 

Frozen Junctions

13' | vibraphone, viola and piano​

 

Like a Whirling Sand Clock

10' 30" | clarinet, cello and piano​

 

Mysterious Pond

10' | flute, oboe and piano​

 

Piano Trio

22' | violin, cello and piano

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​Garden of  Lost Yearnings
8'30"| alto flute, English horn, bass clarinet and piano


Quartets with Piano

 

Signals

for percussion ensemble

11' | percussion (4 players) and piano / celeste (one player)​


Quintets with Piano

 

Piano Quintet

18' | piano, violins (2), viola and cello​

 

Tourelles

12' | 4 celli and piano​


Large Chamber Ensembles with Piano

 CHAMBER ENSEMBLE WITH PIANO 

 

Nameless Journey
for narrator and piano quartet
13'30" | narrator, violin, viola, cello and piano


Elegy to the Future
for Pierrot ensemble
13' | piccolo / alto flute;
clarinet; violin; cello; percussion; piano

 

Flashes of Decay
for chamber ensemble
12' | flute / piccolo; English horn; clarinet / bass clarinet; horn; tuba; percussion (2); harp; piano

 

Quicksand
for Pierrot ensemble
11' | bass clarinet, violin, cello, percussion and piano

 

Sextet
for Pierrot ensemble
22' | flute / piccolo/bass flute, clarinet / bass clarinet, violin, cello, percussion and piano

 

Three Episodes for Chamber Ensemble
for chamber ensemble
12' | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, percussion (1), piano, violin, viola, cello and double bass


Vocal Music with Piano

vocal

Voice and Piano

 

Three songs
10' | soprano / mezzo-soprano and piano

 

Copenhagen Songs
7' | alto and piano

 

The Tailoress Song
3' 30" | alto and piano

 

A Dome of  Many-Coloured Glass
20' | tenor and piano

 

End-of-the-Day Songs
12' | baritone / bass-baritone and piano


Voice, Piano and Ensemble


Found in a Train Station
for soprano and ensemble
11' 30" | soprano, mandolin, clarinet, violin, cello and piano

 

The Sea of Sunset
for soprano / mezzo-soprano and ensemble
8" | soprano / mezzo-soprano, tenor trombone, piano and double bass

Choal


Choral Music with Piano


Meditations Over Shore

for soli, choir and small ensemble

14' | soli (SATB), double chamber choir, double large choir, harmonica, percussion (2) and piano​

stage


Stage Music with Piano

For Family Concerts

 

Beauty and the Beast

for narrator and ensemble

31' | actress, violins (2), viola, cello double bass and piano​

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The Adventures of Pinocchio

for three actors and woodwind quintet / orchestra

61' | 3 actors (F,M,M), flute / piccolo, oboe / English horn, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano

OR:

3 actors (F,M,M), flute / piccolo, oboe / English-horn, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion (1), harp, piano, strings​

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The Little Mermaid

for actress and chamber ensemble / chamber orchestra

36' | actress, flute / piccolo, clarinet, percussion (1), two pianos and string quintet

OR:

actress, flute / piccolo, clarinet, percussion (1), two pianos and string section​

Sheet Music for Piano:

About Contemporary Classical Piano Repertoire

The piano repertoire of the 20th and 21st centuries spans an extraordinary range of styles, from coloristic miniatures to large‑scale concert works. Composers of this period expanded the instrument’s expressive language through new harmonic worlds, extended techniques, and innovative approaches to form and texture. The list below highlights influential pieces that have shaped the modern identity of the piano — works frequently performed, studied, and recorded. This curated selection is offered as a resource for performers and teachers exploring contemporary classical piano music, alongside my own contributions to the repertoire.

Key 20th–21st Century Classical Piano Repertoire

Below is a curated selection of influential 20th–21st‑century piano works that have shaped the modern repertoire.

Solo Piano

  • Arnold Schoenberg – Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19 – 1911

  • Claude Debussy – Préludes (Books I & II) – 1910–1913

  • Béla Bartók – Allegro barbaro – 1911

  • Sergei Prokofiev – Toccata, Op. 11 – 1912

  • Igor Stravinsky – Piano-Rag-Music – 1919

  • Alban Berg – Piano Sonata, Op. 1 – 1908

  • Paul Hindemith – Ludus Tonalis – 1942

  • Olivier Messiaen – Vingt Regards sur l'enfant-Jésus – 1944

  • John Cage – Sonatas and Interludes – 1946–1948

  • Pierre Boulez – Piano Sonata No. 2 – 1948

  • Samuel Barber – Piano Sonata, Op. 26 – 1949

  • Alberto Ginastera – Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2 – 1937

  • George Crumb – Makrokosmos, Vol. I & II – 1972–1973

  • György Ligeti – Études (Books I–III) – 1985–2001

  • Nikolai Kapustin – Eight Concert Études, Op. 40 – 1984

  • Lior Navok – The Old Photo Box – 2006

  • Carl Vine – Piano Sonata No. 1 – 1990

  • William Bolcom – 12 New Etudes – 1977–1986

  • Fazıl Say – Black Earth, Op. 8 – 1997

  • Elliott Carter – Caténaires – 2006

  • Unsuk Chin – Piano Etudes – 1995–2003
     

Piano Duo (Two Pianos or Four Hands)

  • Claude Debussy – En blanc et noir (Two Pianos) – 1915

  • Igor Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring (Four Hands) – 1913

  • Sergei Rachmaninoff – Suite No. 2, Op. 17 (Two Pianos) – 1901

  • Béla Bartók – Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion – 1937

  • Olivier Messiaen – Visions de l'Amen (Two Pianos) – 1943

  • Witold Lutosławski – Variations on a Theme by Paganini (Two Pianos) – 1941

  • Karlheinz Stockhausen – Mantra (Two Pianos + Electronics) – 1970

  • Steve Reich – Piano Phase (Two Pianos) – 1967

  • John Adams – Hallelujah Junction (Two Pianos) – 1996

  • Lior Navok – At the Edge of a Spiral (Four Hands) – 2004 
     

Piano Concertos

  • Sergei Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor – 1909

  • Sergei Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major – 1921

  • Maurice Ravel – Piano Concerto in G major – 1931

  • Béla Bartók – Piano Concerto No. 2 – 1931

  • George Gershwin – Concerto in F – 1925

  • Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major – 1957

  • Alfred Schnittke – Concerto for Piano and Strings – 1979

  • György Ligeti – Piano Concerto – 1985–1988

  • Einojuhani Rautavaara – Piano Concerto No. 3 "Gift of Dreams" – 1998

  • Unsuk Chin – Piano Concerto – 1996

  • John Adams – Century Rolls – 1996

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