Biography

Born in Saarbrücken in the 1980s, Patrick Kutscha studied at the University of Music Saar. He was a student with Anne Borg, Fedele Antonicelli and Francesco Cottone - among others -, and had lessons in Liedbegleitung under Irwin Gage. He completed his piano and vocal studies in 2007, both with the highest score. Aside from Schulmusik he studied Composition with Theo Brandmüller.

Scholarships from the Richard-Wagner-Stipendiumstiftung and the Bruno und Elisabeth Meindl-Stiftung allowed Kutscha to perform with an orchestra and to continue his studies at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin. As a pianist in the ensemble of the multicultural project “Orient meets Occident”, he went on concert tour to Beirut and Damascus in 2009.

Kutscha participated in numerous workshops and masterclasses in Germany and Italy, e.g. piano with Peter Feuchtwanger and Walter Blankenheim, flowskills (practising in the flow) with Andreas Burzik, and as a singer-songwriter at the University of Popular Music and Music Business (Popakademie) in Mannheim.

2016 saw the release of his debut album „Musikus”, with his songs in full band arrangements. During the COVID pandemic, Kutscha produced a charity CD for „Sulzbach hilft Benin e.V.“ - a polystylistic undertaking, for which he convinced other musicians to join in.

In 2022, Kutscha gave concerts with his solo show “International Impressions“. He also released his piano album „Sternenstaub“. Since 2023 he has been exploring new avenues with his crossover show “Music of the Night“, alternately performing concerts as a pianist and singer, and playing piano recitals. His songs and projects have been presented by Saarländischer Rundfunk time and again, even during live performances in their large broadcasting hall (Großer Sendesaal).

Kutscha lives in Saarburg with his wife and their two children. He also teaches at a grammar school.