Music

Programme
Jörg Widmann
Ikarische Klage (Icarian Lament) (1999) (Hong Kong première)

Saint-Saëns
Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 33

Tchaikovsky
Symphony No 6 in B minor, Op 74, “Pathétique”

Harriet Krijgh (Cello)
“Pure beauty.” Dagblad van het Noorden

“She made her instrument sing marvelously.” Frankfurter Neue Presse

“As soon as Krijgh’s bow touches the strings, there is nothing but the pure sound of her cello.”
De Volkskrant

“Musicality and intelligence are her jet engines.” NRC Handelsblad

1st Prize & Audience Award, Amsterdam Cello Biennale 2012
“Rising Star” 2015/2016, ECHO (European Concert Hall Organisation)
Artistic Director, International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht
Founder, “Harriet & Friends” Music Festival

Christoph Poppen (Principal Guest Conductor)
“Christoph Poppen conducts with a flowing baton.” The Times

Principal Conductor, Cologne Chamber Orchestra
Artistic Director, Marvão International Music Festival, Portugal
Music Director, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie (2007-2011)
Artistic Director, Munich Chamber Orchestra (1995-2006)

Jörg Widmann (Composer)
Leading composer and clarinettist whose compositions have won numerous awards and been performed by top orchestras and artists including the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Mariss Jansons, Simon Rattle, Christian Thielemann, Christian Gerhaher, Emmanuel Pahud, András Schiff, Christian Tetzlaff, etc
Composer residencies have includedDeutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Gewandhausorchestrer Leipzig, Cleveland Orchestra, Salzburg Festival, Lucerne Festival, Vienna Konzerthaus, etc