Piotr Moss


Piotr Moss 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: