Programme & Tickets

The closing concert of the Liedfestival, featuring friends and colleagues of Jörg Widmann, sets the stage for the birthday of the composer, clarinetist, conductor, and music enthusiast. The master’s own compositions, spanning a period of about 25 years, are paired with classics by Schubert, Schumann, and Bartók, whose musical motifs are often echoed in Widmann’s distinctive style. This juxtaposition reveals just how perfectly poetry, sparkling imagination, and the sheer joy of vocal and instrumental virtuosity complement one another in Widmann’s work. It goes without saying that this preview must still keep a few spontaneous surprises under wraps.