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Towards Paradise (Widmann)
''Towards Paradise (Labyrinth VI)'' is a trumpet concerto by German composer Jörg Widmann. It was composed in 2021 and premiered on 23 September 2021 by soloist Håkan Hardenberger and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig conducted by Andris Nelsons at Gewandhaus. Background Widmann's second trumpet concerto was commissioned by Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and Boston Symphony Orchestra. The composition is influenced by jazz trumpeter Miles Davis and the lockdowns enforced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Widmann describes the work: The concerto is part six of the ''Labyrinth'' (Maze) cycle, started in 2005. The associations in a maze are "search for orientation" and "spatial perception". ''Labyrinth VI'' also refers to the labyrinthine difficulties occurring during the process of composing. Widmann and Hardenberger were in close collaboration, before and during the creation process of the concerto. Structure The demanding trumpet concerto is an "epic" large-scale one-movement work. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jörg Widmann
Jörg Widmann (; born 19 June 1973) 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. 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. He was Gewandhaus Composer of the Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig and Composer in Residence for the Berlin Philharmonic. Early life and education Widmann was born on 19 June 1973 in Munich, the son of a physicist and a teacher. His sister is the Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
