Concertgebouworkest met Jörg Widmann en Mendelssohn

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Composer, conductor, and clarinetist Jörg Widmann combines Mendelssohn's Fifth Symphony 'Reformation' and the Overture 'The Hebrides' with his own work at the Concertgebouw Orchestra. Carolin Widmann is the soloist in the Dutch premiere of his Second Violin Concerto.

Concertgebouworkest met Jörg Widmann en Mendelssohn

Dates

Thu 4 Mar20:15 - 22:35

Fri 5 Mar20:15 - 22:35

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Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Concertgebouwplein 10, 1071 LN Amsterdam

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Mendelssohn

The versatile Jörg Widmann is one of the most important musicians of our time. The Concertgebouw Orchestra is proud that he is coming to lead the orchestra. In addition to his own work, Widmann conducts music by his predecessor Felix Mendelssohn. The concert opens with the atmospheric Overture 'Die Hebriden' , inspired by the magic of the Scottish islands. During his British adventure, Mendelssohn also began work on his Fifth Symphony , nicknamed 'Reformation'. The Jewish-Protestant composer incorporated Lutheran and Catholic elements into this plea for reconciliation and tolerance. Above all, it is beautiful music that deserves to be played and heard much more often.

Jörg Widmann

Jörg Widmann himself plays his Fantasy for clarinet – and in the virtuosic, very personal Second Violin Concerto, his sister, top violinist Carolin Widmann, to whom the work is also dedicated, shines.