Mag. art. Michael Pinkas

born 1989, Prague, CZ

Michael Pinkas (* 1989), born in Prague, is a composer, music theorist, lecturer, and choirmaster. In 2023, he graduated from the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna in Composition and Music Theory, Major in Music Theory, under the guidance of Prof. Martin Lichtfuss in Composition, Prof. Gesine Schröder, and Prof. Annegret Huber in Music Theory. For his excellent achievements in the master's degree, he received the Würdigungspreis. Since October 2023, he has been writing his doctoral thesis at the same university on the performative perception of form in the contemporary music.

He composes music for orchestras and choirs, including the North Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and the choir of the Janáček Opera at the National Theatre in Brno; for ensembles such as the Salon Orchestra St. Moritz, Krása Quartet, and the String Quartet of the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra; and for soloists, including Jacqueline Kopacinski, Alexandra Juszczak, Magdalena Kołcz-Wrzesień, and Ludmila Pavlová. His compositions have been performed in the Czech Republic, Austria, and Switzerland and are published by Universal Edition in Vienna.

As a music theorist, he has participated in conferences at the University of Music and Theater Leipzig, University of Music Freiburg, Mozarteum University Salzburg, and Basel Academy of Music. Currently, he teaches at the Private Conservatory in Prague, covering subjects such as Music Theory, Music History, Ear Training and Harmony.

He is a member of the Austrian Composers Association in Vienna, AT; the Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie (GMTH) in Berlin, DE; and Asociace hudebních umělců a vědců (AHUV) in Prague, CZ.