Michael is investigating the relationship between piano music and paintings. His current focus is on the art of Giotto and the music of George Crumb, and will be followed by work on Raphael and Liszt, Böcklin and Rachmaninoff, and Watteau and Debussy. In addition to this, he seeks new examples of early music and explores its performance practices in the context of expanding the repertoire of the Collegium Musicum.