Jörg Widmann
Jörg Widmann (born 1973) is a German composer, clarinetist and university teacher.
Also recorded as Joerg Widmann
Jörg Widmann
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- Born
- 1973 · Munich
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- composer · clarinetist · university teacher · conductor
- Fields
- opera · chamber music · concerto · string quartet
- Education
- Juilliard School · University of Music and Theatre Munich · Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe
- Teachers
- Hans Werner Henze · Wolfgang Rihm · Heiner Goebbels · Wilfried Hiller
- Known for
- Partita · Das Gesicht im Spiegel · Babylon · Con brio · Viola Concerto · Friedenskantate · Violin Concerto No. 2
- Honours
- Arnold Schönberg Prize · Stoeger Prize · Schneider-Schott Music Prize · Hindemith Prize · Robert Schumann Prize for Poetry and Music · Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
- Languages
- German
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Biography
Jörg Widmann studied at Juilliard School, University of Music and Theatre Munich and Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe. Training under Hans Werner Henze, Wolfgang Rihm and Heiner Goebbels is recorded. The recorded working language is German.
The field of work recorded is opera, chamber music and concerto.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Munich, Freiburg im Breisgau and Berlin. Employment is recorded with Hochschule für Musik Freiburg and Barenboim–Said Akademie.
Works named in the authority record are Partita, Das Gesicht im Spiegel, Babylon, Con brio, Viola Concerto and Friedenskantate.
Distinctions recorded are Arnold Schönberg Prize, Stoeger Prize, Schneider-Schott Music Prize and Hindemith Prize.
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