Wednesday 2.8

9.09 – 10.10 a.m. – St. Johannis Church Hitzacker (Elbe), admission free
Nine Past Nine: Everyman’s Choir with Alexander Lüken, choir director

Is there a better way to begin the day than with inspiring choir singing under the direction of Alexander Lüken? Everyman's Choir has for years been an informal meeting place for Festival audiences and local music enthusiasts.
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11.11 a.m. – St. Johannis Church Hitzacker (Elbe)
Lysios Quartet – String Quartet
Eden Quartet – String Quartet
Oliver Wille

Eleven Past Eleven: Quartet-Academy IV Masterclass with Oliver Wille
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02.02 p.m. – VERDO Concert Hall
Jörg Widmann – Music History Live
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Two Past Two | Audience-Academy II: Musical Moments – Thoughts about the "nice passages" in music
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07.07 p.m. – VERDO Concert Hall
Antje Weithaas – Violin
Oliver Wille – Violin
Tomoko Akasaka – Viola
Stefan Heinemeyer – Cello
Jörg Widmann – Clarinet
Dénes Várjon – Piano
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Seven Past Seven

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791): Rondo D-Dur für Klavier solo KV 485
Jörg Widmann (*1973): aus 24 Duos für Violine und Violoncello in der Heidelberger Fassung
1) Nr. XIV Capriccio = Heft 2 I
2) Nr. XXII Lamento = Heft 2 IX
3) Nr. XXI Valse bavaroise = Heft 2 VIII
4) Nr. XIII Vier Strophen vom Heimweh = Heft 1 XIII
5) Nr. XXIV Toccatina all‘ inglese = Heft 2 XI
Jörg Widmann: Idyll und Abgrund für Klavier solo (2009)
Jörg Widmann: Fantasie für Klarinette solo (1993)

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Klarinettenquintett A-Dur KV 581 (1789)

One of the most important contemporary composers performing his own compositions and those of the revered Mozart – for this special occasion, Jörg Widmann has invited a group of top musicians to join him. Mozart's A major clarinet quintet, written in the first year of the French Revolution, is generally considered to be one of the most beautiful works in the history of chamber music.

Subsequently – VERDO Concert Hall, admission free
Fluss Quartet – String Quartet
Eden Quartet – String Quartet

Post-Concert Quartet-Academy: Performance of the works rehearsed in the Quartet Academy

Outstanding talents in the art of the string quartet. Having been inspired and instructed in masterclasses with highly experienced teachers, the ensembles wraps up the Quartet Academy with a concert performance of two works by Jörg Widmann: the First String Quartet (1997) and the Hunting Quartet (2003).