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Widmann
Widmann is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Albert Widmann (1912–1986), German chemist and SS officer who worked for the ''Action T4'' program of Nazi Germany *Carolin Widmann (born 1976), German violinist, sister of Jörg Widmann *Erasmus Widmann (1572–1634), South German composer * Frederick Widmann (1859–1925), German-born American architect and philanthropist * Horst Widmann (born 1938), Austrian painter *Johannes Widmann (1460–1498), German mathematician, invented the addition (+) and the subtraction (-) signs * Jörg Widmann (born 1973), German composer and clarinetist, brother of Carolin Widmann *Rosina Widmann née Binder (1826–1908), German educator and missionary See also * Dyckerhoff & Widmann (Dywidag), construction company based in Munich, Germany * Villa Widmann – Foscari, villa at the shores of the river Brenta between Venice and Padua * Widman, a Swedish surname * Weidemann * Weidmann * Wideman * Widemann * Wiedemann *Wittmann W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jörg Widmann
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'', his string quartets and the concert overture '' Con brio''. Widmann wrote musical tributes to Classical and Romantic composers. He was awarded the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art in 2018. Education and career Widmann was born on 19 June 1973 in Munich, the son of a physicist and a teacher. He first took clarinet lessons in 1980. Four years later he became a composition student of Kay Westermann. Widmann attended the secondary school in Munich. He later studied composition with Hans Werner Henze, Wilfried Hiller, Heiner Goebbels and Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
