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Jörg Widmann (born 19 June 1973) is a German composer, conductor and clarinetist. In 2018, Widmann was the third most performed 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 two operas Babylon and Das Gesicht im Spiegel, an oratorio Arche, 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.
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GenderMale
Birthday1973-06-19 (51 years old)
Birth PlaceMünchen, Germany
SiblingsCarolin Widmann
CitizenshipsGermany
ResidencesMunich · Freiburg im Breisgau · Berlin, Germany
AwardsRobert Schumann Prize for Poetry and Music, Schneider-Schott Music Prize, Stoeger Prize, Hindemith-Preis, Hindemith Prize, Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, Arnold Schönberg Prize, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
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