Jörg Widmann
Born: 19th June 1973, Munich, Germany
Nationality: German
Jörg Widmann 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 concert overture Con brio, the opera Babylon, an oratorio Arche, Viola Concerto, Kantate and the trumpet concerto Towards Paradise. Widmann has written musical tributes to Classical and Romantic composers.
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Anne-Sophie Mutter on East Meets West
30th Mar 2026
To celebrate the launch of her new series on Alpha Classics, ASM Forte Forward, the violinist talks about her long history of commissioning and performing new works by composers including John Williams, Witold Lutosławski, Unsuk Chin, and Aftab Darvishi.
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All Works: Widmann, J
- 180 beats per minute für streichsextett (4)
- 5 Bruchstücke (1)
- ad absurdum (1)
- Air (1)
- Air for solo horn (5)
- Antiphon For Orchestral Groups (2)
- Arche (2)
- Armonica, for orchestra (2)
- Capricci (7) (1)
- Clarinet Quintet (1)
- Con brio (4)
- Das heiße Herz (1)
- Diabelli-Variation (1)
- Drittes Labyrinth (1)
- Dunkle Saiten (1)
- Duos (11) for violin and cello (Book Two from 24 Duos) (1)
- Duos (24) for Violin & Cello (2)
- Duos for Violin and Cello (24): XXIV. Toccatina all’inglese (1)
- Duos for Violin and Cello (25): XXI. Valse bavaroise (1)
- Elegie für Klarinette und Orchester (1)
- Elf Humoresken (4)
- Es war einmal… (Once Upon a Time...) (1)
- Etude III (2)
- Etude No. 5 for Solo violin - Hommage a Niccolo Paganini Caprice No.6 (1)
- Etudes I - III (2)
- Experimental Chamber Music (1)
- Fantasie (10)
- Fantasy for Solo Clarinet (1)
- Fieberphantasie (1)
- Five Pieces in a Fairy Tale Mood for Clarinet, Viola and Piano (1)
- Fleurs du mal piano sonata after Baudelaire (2)
- Fragment in C major (1)
- Freie Stücke (2)
- Fünf Bruchstücke (2)
- Idyll and Abyss - Six Schubert Reminiscences (3)
- Idyll und Abgrund (2)
- Insel Der Sirenen For Solo Violin And 19 Strings (1)
- Intermezzi for Piano (4)
- Labyrinth V, for Soprano a capella (1)
- Lichtstudie III (1)
- Liebeslied (1)
- Lied für Orchester (3)
- Lied ohne Worte (1)
- Messe für großes Orchester (1)
- Nachtstuck (2)
- Octet (2)
- Oktett, for clarinet, horn, bassoon, two violins, viola, violoncello and double bass (1)
- Passacaglia for piano trio (2)
- Petite Suite (1)
- Polyphone Schatten (1)
- Sieben Abgesange auf eine tote Linde, on poems by Diana Kempff, for soprano, violin, clarinet and piano (1)
- Sonatina facile (1)
- Souvenir bavarois (1)
- Sphinxensprüche und Rätselkanons (1)
- String Quartet No. 1 (3)
- String Quartet No. 2 (2)
- String Quartet No. 3 'Jagdquartett' (4)
- String Quartet No. 4 (2)
- String Quartet No. 5 (3)
- Studie über Beethoven (String Quartet No. 6) (1)
- Toccata for Solo Piano (3)
- Tränen der Musen (1)
- Umdüstert (for chamber ensemble) (1)
- Versuch über die Fuge (1)
- Viola Concerto (1)
- Violin Concerto (1)
- Zirkustänze (2)
- Zweites Labyrinth (1)
Recent Best Sellers: Widmann, J
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East Meets West | Aftab Darvishi - Unsuk Chin - Jörg Widmann - Thomas Adès
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Nancy Zhou, Ye-Eun Choi, Muriel Razavi, Pablo Ferrández (cello), London Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Adès
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2026, Editor's Choice
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Sol & Pat
Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Sol Gabetta (cello)
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Mendelssohn
Sol Gabetta (cello), Bertrand Chamayou (piano)
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2024, Editor's Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Chamber Music Recording of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Finalist - Chamber
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2024
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Mozart, Widmann: Clarinet Quintets
Jörg Widmann (clarinet), Hagen Quartett (string quartet)
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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