Jörg Widmann & NSO I
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PROGRAM
Robert Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale in E major, Op. 52
Jörg Widmann: Freie Stücke (Taiwan premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11
INFO
In this concert, three German composers spanning two centuries will each showcase their unique musical flair. Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 1, composed at the age of fifteen, brims with youthful vitality, while Schumann's Overture, Scherzo and Finale in E major, Op. 52 radiates the joy and happiness of his newly-formed family with his wife. In contrast, Freie Stücke by Jörg Widmann, written in 2000, treats the musical score as a "sound laboratory," pushing the boundaries of traditional harmony and structure, inviting listeners to explore a space of imagination as they listen.
Jörg Widmann, a clarinetist, conductor, and composer, is widely regarded as a multifaceted genius in today's international music scene. In this performance, Widmann will guide the audience through a thoughtfully curated program that spans from the romantic era to contemporary composition, offering a fresh musical dialogue between the classical and the modern.
ARTISTS
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Jörg Widmann, conductor
National Symphony Orchestra
conductor／Jörg Widmann
Jörg Widmann is one of the most remarkable and versatile artists of his generation. From 2026 onwards, he will assume the position of Artistic Director of the Lucerne Festival Academy, which has been a central pillar in the field of contemporary music within the festival since its founding by Pierre Boulez in 2004. In the 2025/26 season, Jörg Widmann will be performing worldwide in all his facets as clarinettist, conductor and composer, including his third season as Principal Guest Conductor of the NDR Radiophilharmonie. He is also Associate Conductor of Münchener Kammerorchester and Artistic Partner of Sinfonietta Riga.
Following important engagements with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España, one of the main focuses of the 2025/26 season will be on the United States: he will conduct the Cleveland Orchestra for the first time alongside the Atlanta Symphony and Detroit Symphony orchestras. Further guest conducting appearances see him work with Oslo Philharmonic, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, National Symphony Orchestra Taiwan, Budapest Festival Orchestra and Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. In his capacity as Associate Conductor, he will tour South America with Münchener Kammerorchester.
A highlight in February 2026 will be Olga Neuwirth's clarinet concerto Zones of Blue, dedicated to Jörg Widmann, which he will premiere with the Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio and Sir Simon Rattle. Another facet will be the world premiere of Jörg Widmann's new composition Jupiter-Etüde as part of the Mozart Festival in Würzburg in June 2026.