The clarinet is Jörg Widmann’s special instrument. At this Late Night, our composer-in-residence will display its expressive flexibility – through his Three Shadow Dances, which amount to a microcosm of the instrument’s possibilities, and Schubert’s pastoral Shepherd on the Rock, a partly contemplative, partly virtuosic dialogue between clarinet and soprano. Widmann’s partner is Sarah Aristidou, who also will sing the enticing, erotic vocalise Labyrinth V. The Free Pieces, atmospherically concentrated ensemble miniatures, will show off a further exciting facet of Widmann’s sound world.
Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Jörg Widmann conductor and clarinet
Sarah Aristidou soprano
Annika Treutler piano
Jörg Widmann
Three Shadow Dances for solo clarinet
Franz Schubert
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D 965
Jörg Widmann
Labyrinth V for coloratura soprano
Jörg Widmann
Free Pieces for ensemble