MAINZ 〓 Jörg Widmann receives “Robert Schumann Prize for poetry and music”

2018/11/03
【最終更新日】2019/11/09

The 4th “Robert Schumann Prize for poetry and music” was awarded to Jörg Wittmann (Germany) who is a clarinet player, conductor and composer. The Prize is founded in 2012, and every two years, the Academy of Science and Literature in Mainz, Germany, presents to those who have made excellent achievements in the field of poetry and music. The first winner is Pierre Boulez, Wolfgang Rihm in 2014 and Aribert Reimann in 2016. The prize money is 15,000 euros. His “indomitable curiosity” is highly appreciated.

Wittmann was born in Munich in 1973. He studied clarinet at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (Hochschule für Musik und Theater München), the Juilliard School, and has played with many conductors and orchestras to date as a player. Meanwhile, he studied composition from the age of 11, and learned from Hans Werner Henze, Wolfgang Rihm and others. He has served as a composer-in-residence for Salzburg Festival, Lucerne Festival, Vienna Konzerthaus, Cleveland Orchestra etc. Professor of Composition at the Freiburg Conservatory from 2009. Professor of composition of Barenboim-Said Akademie, principal conductor of the Irish Chamber Orchestra from 2017.

Photo:Bildquelle: Marco Borggreve


How about this ?

  1. KITAKYUSHU 〓 The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra started japan tour on Thursday night

  2. BEIJING 〓 Philadelphia Orchestra will serve as the resident orchestra for the China International Music Competition

  3. NAPLES 〓 Teatro San Carlo announced the lineup of the 2018/2019 season.

  4. LOS ANGELES 〓 Ramón Ortega-Quero, the principal oboe, leaves the Orchestra!?

  5. BERLIN 〓 Berlin State Opera has announced a lineup of the 2020/2021 season

  6. LONDON 〓 Simon Keenlyside was awarded the title of Knight

  7. WARSAW 〓 Preliminary round has been postponed for the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition

  8. DENVER 〓 Colorado Symphony Appoints Peter Oundjian as Principal Conductor

  9. LONDON 〓 Kanneh-Mason, an 18-year-old cellist continues to run fast

  10. VIENNA 〓 Vienna State Opera announces performance lineup for 2020/2021 season

  11. HAGEN 〓 Theater Hagen has appointed Sebastian Lang-Lessing as its music director.

  12. TOKYO 〓 Vienna State Opera cancels Japan tour

  13. ROTTERDAM 〓 Rotterdam Philharmonic extends contract with Lahav Shani

  14. PARIS 〓 France is to help Saudi Arabia set up a national orchestra and opera

  15. LISBON 〓 The Operalia competition has announced that its 2018 winners

  1. No comments yet.

  1. No trackbacks yet.