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NDR Chamber Music Concert: String Sextet

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Mon, May 6, 2024, 20:00
Rhythm and power – two words that perfectly describe the first work of the evening, »180 beats per minute«. In the early 1990s, Jörg Widmann, who is a widely sought-after composer and clarinettist (and recently became the NDR Radiophilharmonie’s First Guest Conductor), drew inspiration from the infamous techno nights of the era. The result is a work that, as the composer himself put it, represents »pure zest for life and pure love of rhythm« – and one that is still... Read full text

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Musicians

Alexander SprungViolin
Julius BeckViolin
Youngdo KimViola
Gabriel UhdeViola
Valentin PriebusCello
Phillip WentrupCello

Program

180 Beats per MinuteJörg Widmann
Streichsextett WV 70Erwin Schulhoff
Streichsextett Nr. 1 B-Dur op. 18Johannes Brahms
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