Georg Katzer

One of the pioneers of electronic music in former East Germany * His teachers included Ruth Zechlin and Hanns Eisler * Worked in several European studios for experimental music * Tendency to use unconventional playing techniques and advanced compositional methods * Georg Katzer's music is often dramatic in tone and seems as if written for the stage * Apart from opera and ballets, he wrote instrumental stage works, multi-media compositions, radiophonic compositions and electro-acoustic pieces * Developed a concept of a 'philosophical' music, which nonetheless immediately attracts the listener

Works by Georg Katzer include:
Gloria (1992) for orchestra
Abgebrochene Sätze [Broken Phrases] (1993) for alto and ensemble
Triple Concerto (1994) for alto saxophone, accordion, percussion and orchestra