Jörg Widmann
German composer, conductor and clarinetist (born 1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jörg Widmann (born 19 June 1973) is a German composer, conductor and clarinetist. In 2023, Widmann was the third most performed living contemporary composer in the world. Formerly a clarinet and composition professor at the University of Music Freiburg, he is composition professor at the Barenboim–Said Akademie. His most important compositions are the opera Babylon, an oratorio Arche, Viola Concerto, Kantate and the concert overture Con brio. Widmann has written musical tributes to Classical and Romantic composers. He was awarded the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art in 2018 and the Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg in 2023. He was Gewandhaus Composer in Leipzig and became Composer in Residence for the Berlin Philharmonic.
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Born | (1973-06-19) 19 June 1973 (age 50) Munich, Bavaria, West Germany |
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Years active | 1990–present |
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Style | Contemporary |
Family | Carolin Widmann (sister) |
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Website | www |