Piotr Lachert

Piotr Lachert (5 September 1938 – 18 September 2018) was a Polish composer, pianist and teacher.

Lachert lived and worked in Warsaw, Paris, Hannover, Brussels and in Pescara (Italy) and was a piano teacher in a conservatoire in Brussels, the Warsaw Music School and the Pescaran Academy of Music. Lachert directed numerous university masterclasses.

Originally a concert pianist, Lachert gained international recognition as a composer. He is regarded as one of the founders of the new consonant music movement. In 1973, he founded TEMV! (Théâtre européen de musique vivante!) in Brussels, which he directed for twenty years and which had a significant influence on the direction of his catalogue.

Lachert composed more than 200 works including concertos, sonatas, chamber music, works for the musical theatre and didactic music. His compositions include a ballet (Aroma Tre), and numerous volumes of piano pedagogy. His music has been published by Bärenreiter, Jobert, Alain Van Kerckhoven Éditeur, and Chiola Music Press.

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