Michael Publig
Michael Publig is an Austrian composer, pianist, instructor, and music manager. He studied piano with Roland Batik at the City of Vienna Conservatory and Social and Economic Sciences at the Vienna University of Economics.
Activities
International projects in the chamber music, jazz, Brazilian music, tango nuevo, and flamenco.Award winner of several composition competitions. Performances of his works in Europe, Asia, Australia and the US; radio broadcasts. Arranger, editor, author: Publications in all musical fields with several international publishing houses. Additionally, e.g., unpublished edition of the almost entire complete works of Chick Corea Publication of the Chick Corea Omnibook at Hal Leonard. His interest in film music and his experience as a publisher led him into the position of being the head of music preparation of Hollywood in Vienna as of 2017.
He teaches arranging at the Vienna music university and piano, improvisation, composition and music theory at Amadeus International School Vienna, since then piano and music education at the de la Salle 21. He also taught Jazz Chamber Music at the University for Music and Performing Arts in Vienna; Numerous workshops and master classes for piano, improvisation and jazz harmony, music computer programs. Head of Music Preparation for Hollywood in Vienna. Publishing manager of many years at Doblinger; panel member in many institutions ; organizer of several concerts with the emphasis on jazz chamber music; producer of numerous CDs.
Selected works
Jazz chamber music
- Coreasts for Chamber Band
- Hang Loose or quartet
- No Major Chords Please violin, bassoon
- Rhapsody on a Blue Cello
- Rhapsody on a Blue Flute
- Rhapsody on a Blue Violin
- Scenes on an Imaginary Movie and harp
- Time In-Time Out
- To Brothers
- Suite Cubana
- Various music for two pianos
Concerts
- Brazilian Choro Concerto
- Concerto for piano with big band
- A Seeker in his Travels
- El Viento Andaluz
- Fantasia Suite-Ibero Americano
- Stories from Ternitz
- Suite Cubana
Flamenco (chamber music)
- Alegrías de Concierto
- Andalusia
- Flamenco-Rhapsody
- The Mistery of Ronda
- Misa Flamenca
- Suite Andaluza
Brazilian (chamber-) music
- Amadeus no Brasil
- Choro de Concerto
- Chorinho pra Dudu
- Dança Sertao
- Egberto Gismonti
- O Rio
Tango Nuevo
- 3 Tangos Nuevos
- Tangasíon
- Ultimo Tango
Various instrumentations
- Baker's House
- Chameleon Suite
- Clare Fischer
- Ligetations-Day 1 & 2
- Magic Ray
- Meer der Träume
- Nite Song
- On the Irish Side of Life
- Rhapsody in Pink
- Vamonos!
Pedagogical works, sheet music editions (selection)
- Applaus, Applaus! Show time for my first piano concerto!
- Chillin' with Jazzy Feel Good Songs from the piano series On the Lighter Side
- Christmas. Das Weihnachtsalbum. Die schönsten Weihnachtslieder in gut singbaren Tonarten, easy set for Piano
- Jazz On! Classics. Eight Classics for Piano and Ten Jazz Piano Interpretations
- Jazz PianoSuite. 15 Jazz Variations in the Style of the Masters for classical pianists
- Jazz Up! Paganini – A Crazy Concert Piece for Classical Pianists. Virtuoso Jazz Piano Suite based on the Capriccio No. 24 by Paganini
- Spooky – Of Witches and Ghosts. Scary Pieces for Piano/Keyboards
- Dave Weckl & Jay Oliver – In Session with the [Dave Weckl Band, Players Circle
Discography (selection)
Caliente Brasiliade Jazz Piano Suite Jazz on! Classics Motions & Emotions. New Latin Music Joy to the World! 3 Zimmer. Küche. Tod. Neue Kammermusik aus Niederösterreich.- ''Fidelio-Wettbewerb 2013''
Current projects
- Brasiliade
- Caliente
- Jazz Chamber Music
- Lighter Side Trio
- El Viento Andaluz