Jorg Widmann

Short bio Jorg Widmann

Birthday: 1973 in Munich, Germany

Active: 1990s - 2020s

Genre: Classical,Avant-Garde

Period: 21st Century, Contemporary

Full biography Jorg Widmann

Jörg Widmann is a German composer, conductor, and clarinetist born on June 19, 1973. He has gained a reputation as one of the leading composers of his generation, known for his use of complex harmonies and unique instrumentation. Widmann began playing the clarinet at a young age and later studied composition with Wolfgang Rihm and Alexander Goehr.

Widmann's compositions are rooted in both classical and contemporary music, blending elements of traditional chamber music with avant-garde techniques. He has written works in a variety of forms, including orchestral pieces, operas, and chamber music.

As a clarinetist, Widmann has performed as a soloist with many respected orchestras around the world and has recorded extensively. He is also a sought-after conductor, leading ensembles such as the Hamburg State Opera and the Irish Chamber Orchestra.

Some of Widmann's notable works include "Lied," which was commissioned by the Berlin Philharmonic and premiered in 2013, and his opera "Babylon," which premiered in 2012. Widmann has also won multiple awards for his compositions, including the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize and the Arnold Schoenberg Prize.

Widmann's music has been praised for its exploration of new sounds and innovative approaches to composition. He has been described as a composer who finds the old in the new, drawing inspiration from both contemporary and classical traditions to create something uniquely his own.

Compositions featuring Jorg Widmann

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Diabelli-Variation, for piano	3:35 min	Keyboard	2019
2	Andante, for clarinet, harp, strings & celeste (after Mendelssohn's Clarinet Sonata)	7:00 min	Concerto	2016
3	Petite Suite, for flute	6:10 min	Chamber Music	2016
4	Arche, for soprano, baritone, children's chorus, double chorus, organ & orchestra	101:04 min	Choral	2016
5	Arche, for soprano, baritone, children's chorus, double chorus, organ & orchestra	101:04 min	Choral	2016
6	Étude Digitale, for cello	5:25 min	Chamber Music	2015
7	Es war einmal..., 5 pieces in a fairy tale mood for clarinet, viola & piano	28:16 min	Chamber Music	2015
8	Viola Concerto	28:02 min	Concerto	2015
9	Versuch über die Fuge, for soprano, oboe & chamber orchestra	23:39 min	Vocal Music	2015
10	Schattentänze (3), for clarinet	7:58 min	Chamber Music	2013
11	Drites Labyrinth, for soprano & orchestra	46:31 min	Vocal Music	2013
12	Souvenir bavarois, for orchestra	3:19 min	Orchestral	2010
13	Intermezzi (5) for piano	20:09 min	Keyboard	2010
14	Liebeslied, for ensemble	10:07 min	Chamber Music	2010
15	Con brio, concert overture for orchestra	11:37 min	Orchestral	2008
16	Duos (24) for violin & cello	24:14 min	Chamber Music	2008
17	Elf Humoresken, for piano	23:14 min	Keyboard	2007
18	Violin Concerto	28:21 min	Concerto	2007
19	Antiphon, for orchestra	20:24 min	Orchestral	2007
20	Elegy, for clarinet & orchestra	18:42 min	Concerto	2006
21	Armonica, for orchestra	13:50 min	Orchestral	2006
22	Zweites Labyrinth, for orchestral groups	13:36 min	Orchestral	2006
23	String Quartet No. 4	14:33 min	Chamber Music	2005
24	Attempt at the Fugue (String Quartet No. 5 with soprano)	24:54 min	Vocal Music	2005
25	Messe, for chorus & orchestra	40:23 min	Choral	2005
26	Octet, for clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello & double bass	24:50 min	Chamber Music	2004
27	String Quartet No. 3 ("Hunting Quartet")	10:52 min	Chamber Music	2003
28	String Quartet No. 2 ("Choral Quartet")	13:19 min	Chamber Music	2003
29	Lied, for orchestra	29:49 min	Orchestral	2003
30	Lichtstudie III, for piano	16:58 min	Keyboard	2002
31	Ad absurdum, concerto for trumpet & chamber orchestra	15:17 min	Concerto	2002
32	Freie Stücke (Free Pieces), for ensemble	25:19 min	Chamber Music	2002
33	Toccata for piano	10:23 min	Keyboard	2002
34	Polyphone Schatten, for clarinet, viola & orchestra (Lichtstudie No. 2)	13:23 min	Concerto	2001
35	Implosion, for orchestra	22:43 min	Orchestral	2001
36	Dunkle Saiten, for cello, orchestra & 2 women's voices	43:58 min	Chamber Music	2001
37	Fragment in C, for piano	1:48 min	Keyboard	2001
38	Etude for violin No. 3	6:03 min	Chamber Music	2001
39	Passacaglia for piano trio	25:11 min	Chamber Music	2000
40	Umdüstert ..., for chamber ensemble	22:33 min	Chamber Music	1999
41	Nachtstück, for clarinet, cello & piano	7:59 min	Chamber Music	1998
42	String Quartet No. 1	13:32 min	Chamber Music	1997
43	Abgesänge auf eine tote Linde (7), for soprano, violin, clarinet & piano	16:36 min	Vocal Music	1997
44	Bruchstücke (5), for clarinet & piano	8:06 min	Chamber Music	1997
45	Insel der Sirenen, for violin & 19 strings	12:10 min	Concerto	1997
46	Fleurs du mal, for piano	20:59 min	Keyboard	1996
47	180 Beats per Minute, for string quartet & 2 cellos	5:31 min	Chamber Music	1993
48	String Quartet (from the opera "Absences")	6:35 min	Chamber Music	1990
49	Fieberphantasie (Fever Fantasy), for clarinet, string quartet & piano	16:57 min	Chamber Music	-
50	Lea (from Lilith: 9 songs of dark love after Biblical Scenes from the Old Testament, a joint composition)		Vocal Music	-
51	Fantasie, for clarinet	7:38 min	Chamber Music	-
52	Etude for violin No. 5	20:00 min	Chamber Music	-
53	Rachel (from Lilith: 9 songs of dark love after Biblical Scenes from the Old Testament, a joint composition)		Vocal Music	-
54	Etude for violin No. 2	8:30 min	Chamber Music	-
55	Idyll & Abgrund, 6 Schubert reminiscences, for piano	13:14 min	Keyboard	-
56	Etude for violin No. 1	5:42 min	Chamber Music	-
57	Zirkustänze, suite for piano	21:13 min	Keyboard	-
58	Air for horn	8:38 min	Chamber Music	-
59	Labyrinth V, for soprano	10:53 min	Vocal Music	-

Albums featuring Jorg Widmann

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Beethoven, Jörg Widmann, Veronika Eberle, Sir Simon Rattle – Violin Concerto (With New Cadenzas By Jörg Widmann)	2023	LSO Live
2	Velte / Rihm / Saunders / Žuraj / Widmann / Illés / Hechtle / Krebs / Denner – Karlsruher Schule(3×CD, , Box Set, )	2021	Capriccio (2)
3	Weber, Jörg Widmann, Denis Kozhukhin, Irish Chamber Orchestra – Clarinet Quintet, Concertino For Clarinet, Grand Duo Concertant; Der Freischütz Overture(CD, Album)	2020	Alpha Classics
4	András Schiff / Jörg Widmann, Johannes Brahms – Clarinet Sonatas(CD, Album)	2020	ECM Records
5	Berio, Denisov, Eisler, Holliger, Olah, Penderecki, Scelsi, Stravinsky, Sutermeister, Tarragona Valli, Widmann, Gervasio Tarragona Valli – Time After Yesterday (20th And 21st Centuries Clarinet Masterworks Vol. 1)(CD, Album)	2019	Da Vinci Classics
6	Yehuda Inbar - Schubert, Finnissy, Widmann – Schubert: Unfinished Sonatas D 571 & D 840 / Finnissy / Widmann(CD, Album)	2019	Oehms Classics
7	Andrea Lucchesini, Scarlatti, Berio, Schubert, Widmann – Scarlatti • Berio \| Schubert • Widmann(24×File, FLAC, Album, Stereo)	2018	Audite
8	Widmann, Antoine Tamestit, Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Daniel Harding – Viola Concerto(CD, Album)	2018	Harmonia Mundi
9	Ben Goldscheider, Daniel Hill (9), Schumann, Widmann, Kirchner, Salonen, Bowen, Krufft – Debut(CD, Album)	2018	Willowhayne Records
10	Sarah Wegener, Christophe Desjardins, Jörg Widmann, WDR Sinfonieorchester, Heinz Holliger, Emilio Pomárico - Jörg Widmann – Drittes Labyrinth / Polyphone Schatten(CD, Album)	2018	WERGO
11	Jörg Widmann, Kent Nagano, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg – Arche(2×CD, Album)	2018	ECM Records
12	Beethoven, Schumann, Widmann, Brahms, Mischa Greull, Seung-Yeun Huh, Andreas Janke – From Beethoven To Present: The Sound Of The Horn(CD, Album)	2017	Solo Musica (2)
13	Tabea Zimmermann, Jörg Widmann, Dénes Várjon, Robert Schumann & Jörg Widmann – Es War Einmal ... Once Upon A Time ...(CD, Album)	2017	Myrios Classics
14	Mozart, Mendelssohn, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Mojca Erdmann, Jörg Widmann – Sinfonie 5 "Reformation"(CD, Album)	2017	Orfeo (2)
15	Robert Schumann, Jörg Widmann - Luisa Imorde – Zirkustänze(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo)	2016	Ars Produktion
16	Jörg Widmann / Minguet Quartett – Streichquartette(2×CD, Album)	2015	WERGO
17	Ragazze Quartet, Haydn / Schubert / Widmann – Vivere(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo, Album)	2013	Channel Classics
18	Jörg Widmann, Christian Tetzlaff, Daniel Harding, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra – Violin Concerto ∙ Antiphon ∙ Insel Der Sirenen(CD, Album)	2013	Ondine
19	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Arcanto Quartett, Jörg Widmann – Clarinet Quintet • String Quartet K.421(CD, Album)	2013	Harmonia Mundi
20	Beethoven - Kancheli ∙ Mochizuki ∙ Šerkšnytė ∙ Shchedrin ∙ Staud ∙ Widmann ∙ Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks ∙ Mariss Jansons – The Symphonies And Reflections(6×CD, Album, Box Set, Compilation)	2013	BR-Klassik
21	Jörg Widmann - Jan Philip Schulze – Piano Works(CD, )	2013	NEOS
22	Wolfgang Rihm - SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden Und Freiburg \| Jörg Widmann \| Carolin Widmann \| Sylvain Cambreling \| Eivind Gullberg Jensen – Über Die Linie II / Coll'Arco(CD, Album)	2012	Hänssler Classic
23	Spohr • Ibert • Janáček • Widmann – Winds & Strings(CD, Album)	2012	Avi-Music
24	Johannes Brahms / Edvard Grieg - Hagen Quartett, Jörg Widmann – Introspective - Retrospective(SACD, Hybrid, Album)	2012	Myrios Classics
25	Jörg Widmann, Christoph Poppen, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie – Elegie(CD, Album)	2011	ECM Records
26	Works for Ensemble(CD, Album)	2010	Neos
27	Schubert / Widmann - Jensen, Mahni, van Keulen, Donderer, Eberle, Roberts, Weinmeister, Tetzlaff, Rivinius, Kawahara – Octets(2×CD, Album)	2010	Avi-Music
28	Robert Schumann, Jörg Widmann, Fabio Romano – Fleurs Du Mal(CD, Album)	2010	Wergo
29	Aribert Reimann - Jörg Widmann, Mojca Erdmann, Axel Bauni, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln Conducted by Peter Rundel – Cantus, Ollea, Arietta, Solo for clarinet, ...Ni Una Sombra(CD, )	2009	Capriccio (2)
30	Sinn Yang, Bartók, Debussy, Piazzolla, Schubert, Widmann – Violin Recital(CD, )	2009	Oehms Classics
31	Jörg Widmann, Leipziger Streichquartett, Juliane Banse – String Quartets.(CD, Album)	2008	MDG
32	Georg Friedrich Haas, Jörg Widmann – Donaueschinger Musiktage 2006 Vol. 2	2007	NEOS
33	Harald Genzmer - Jörg Widmann, Dávid Adorján, Oliver Triendl – Kammermusik(CD, Album)	2006	Thorofon
34	Wolfgang Rihm - Jörg Widmann, Minguet Quartett – Vier Studien Zu Einem Klarinettenquintett / "Vier Male" Für Klarinette Solo	2006	Ars Musici
35	Carolin Widmann \| Pierre Boulez \| Eugène Ysaÿe \| Salvatore Sciarrino \| Jörg Widmann – Reflections I	2005	Telos Music Records
36	Fünf Bruchstücke - Étude III - Freie Stücke - Fieberphantasie(CD, Album)	2003	WERGO
37	Beethoven, Brahms, Widmann, Jan Vogler, Ewa Kupiec, Jörg Widmann – Clarinet Trios(CD, Album)	2002	Berlin Classics
38	Schumann, Widmann, Jan Vogler, Münchener Kammerorchester, Christoph Poppen – Cello Concertos(CD, Album)	2002	Berlin Classics
39	Detlev Glanert, Peter Michael Hamel, Steffen Schleiermacher, Gerhard Stäbler, Jörg Widmann – Mechanic, Historische Jahrmarktorgeln - Neue Kompositionen(CD, Album)	1997	Talking Music (4)