Michael Rodach
Michael Rodach (1957) is a guitarist and composer. He studied classical guitar with Prof. Dr. Mario Sicca at the Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe and later pursued jazz studies at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
He has composed music for contemporary dance companies including Pilobolus and Snappy Dance Company, and he has written music for radio plays and theatre productions. As a guitarist he has toured extensively and contributed to numerous studio and live recordings.
Rodach has collaborated with artists such as Teo Macero, Bob Moses, David Moss, Hans Peter Kuhn, Paulo Moura, Tiger Okoshi, Perry Robinson, Kevin Coyne and Georgette Dee. He has appeared with the trio of Alan Bern (accordion) and Paul Brody (trumpet) at the Berliner Jazz-Fest, documented on the CD Triophilia. He also performed in Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale at the Berliner Ensemble under the direction of Robert Wilson.
Performing at Siccas Guitars
The classical guitar demands not only technical mastery but a sustained engagement with a repertoire spanning five centuries — from the Renaissance lute music that preceded the instrument, through the great Romantic and nationalist schools, to the contemporary works written for today's leading players. Every guitarist who appears at Siccas Guitars brings their own path through this landscape, shaped by their teachers, their competitions, and the specific musical tradition they have chosen to inhabit.
