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2008
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January 20 Ettlingen, Schloß, recital with Simon Lepper, piano, works by Schumann, Schönberg, Debussy, Enescu (SWR broadcast)
January 23

Berlin, Sophiensäle, Ultraschall festival, recital with Simon Lepper, piano, works by B.A. Zimmermann, Schönberg, Feldman, Xenakis (RBB broadcast)

January 26 Berlin, Haus des Rundfunks, Ultraschall festival, Xenakis ‘Dox-Orkh’ with Deutsches Symphonieorchester Berlin DSO, Brad Lubman, conductor (RBB broadcast)
January 28 Athens, Greece, Athens concert hall, Xenakis ‘Dox-Orkh’ with Deutsches Symphonieorchester Berlin DSO, Brad Lubman, conductor
January 30

St. Quentin-Yvelines, France, Kurtág ‘Kafka Fragments’ with Salome Kammer, soprano, stage version by Antoine Gindt

February 08 Jelgava, Latvia, Beethoven violin concerto with Latvian National Orchestra, Ola Rudner, conductor
February 09

Riga, Latvia, Great Guilde, Beethoven violin concerto with Latvian National Orchestra, Ola Rudner, conductor (Latvian radio broadcast)

February 15 Essen, Philharmonie, Bartók ‘Contrasts’, Schönberg ‘Chamber Symphony N.1’, Messiaen ‘Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps’ with Jörg Widmann, Dénes Várjon, Claudio Bohórquez, Janne Thomsen
February 17

Zorneding, Martinstadl, recital with Jörg Widmann and Oliver Triendl, works by Schumann, Widmann, Stravinsky, Bartók

February 20 Poole, U.K., Beethoven violin concerto with
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Bjarte Engeset,
conductor
February 21

Plymouth, U.K., programme see 20.2.

March 10 / 11

Salzburg, Austria, lecture recital and masterclass at Salzburg Mozarteum university

March 29

Leipzig, Musikhochschule, Brahms string quintet with colleagues and students

April 03

Bad Oeynhausen, Brahms violin concerto with
Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Peter Ruzicka,
conductor

April 04 Herford, programme see 3.4.
April 05

Bad Salzuflen, programme see 3.4.

April 11 Brussels, Belgium, Palais des Beaux Arts, Adès violin concerto ‘Concentric Paths’, with Orchestre National de Belgique, Patrick Davin, conductor
April 12

Brügge, Belgium, Adès violin concerto ‘Concentric Paths’, with Orchestre National de Belgique, Patrick Davin, conductor

April 16

Flensburg, Deutsches Haus, Dvorák violin concerto, with Schleswig-Holstein Symphonieorchester, Mihkel Kütson, conductor

April 17

Sonderborg, Denmark, Dvorák violin concerto, with Sonderjyllands Symfonieorkester, Mihkel Kütson

May 10

11:30 am, Ittingen, Switzerland, Webern string trio and Elliott Carter ‘Mosaic’, with Hariolf Schlichtig, Christoph Richter, Dénes Várjon, Jürg Dähler, Daniel Haefliger, Edicson Ruiz, Felix Renggli, Heinz Holliger, Ursula Holliger, François Benda

May 10

7pm, Ittingen, Switzerland, Mendelssohn piano quartet n. 2, with Hariolf Schlichtig, Christoph Richter, Dénes Várjon

May 18

Bad Driburg, recital with Oliver Triendl and
Jörg Widmann

June 13 Berlin, Radialsystem, workshop with students
June 14

Berlin, Radialsystem, recital with Naoki Kitaya, harpsichord, works by Corelli, Vivaldi, Veracini, Bach, Benda, and Sciarrino

June 20

Stuttgart, Bojidar Spassov violin concerto (world première), with SWR radio symphony orchestra Stuttgart, Brett Dean, conductor

June 21

Stuttgart, Bojidar Spassov violin concerto, with SWR radio symphony orchestra Stuttgart, Brett Dean, conductor

June 26

Aldeburgh, U.K., Aldeburgh Festival, John Woolrich violin concerto (world première), with Northern Sinfonia, Thomas Zehetmair, conductor

June 28 - July 5 Lucca, Italy, masterclass (www.IAMitalia.com)
July 10 - 15

Granada, Spain, CD recordings, J.M.
Sanchez-Verdù violin concerto, with Granada Chamber
Orchestra, J.M.Sanchez-Verdù, conductor

July 26

Salzburg, Austria, Salzburger Festspiele, Messiaen ‘Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps’, with  Alexander Lonquich, Nicolas Altstaedt, Jörg Widmann

August 6

London, Royal Albert Hall, BBC Proms, Stravinsky violin concerto, with BBC Symphony Orchestra, George Benjamin, conductor (BBC radio 3 broadcast)

August 11

Salzburg, Austria, Salzburger Festspiele, Sciarrino 6 Capricci per violino solo

August 15 Vilnius, Lithuania, works by Bartók, Beethoven,
with Camerata Bern
August 16

Kaunas, Lithuania, programme see 15.8.

August 17

Palanga, Lithuania, programme see 15.8.

August 18

Jurmala, Latvia, programme see 15.8.

August 21

Güstrow, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, works by Hosokawa and Messiaen, with Momo Kodama, Xavier Philipps, Jörg Widmann

August 23 Luzern, Switzerland, Lucerne Festival, Toshio Hosokawa quartet (world première), Messiaen ‘Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps’, with Momo Kodama, Xavier Philipps, Jörg Widmann
August 29

Bad Reichenhall, Widmann ‘etude IV’

August 30

Bad Reichenhall, Brahms horn trio, Widmann Duo for violin and cello (world première), Bartók ‘Contrasts’, with Dénes Várjon, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Bruno Schneider, Jörg Widmann

August 31

11am, Bad Reichenhall, Ravel piano trio, with Dénes Várjon, Jean-Guihen Queyras

August 31

5pm, Bad Reichenhall, Messiaen ‘Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps’, with Dénes Várjon, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Jörg Widmann

September 07

Saarbrücken, Funkhaus Halberg, Aribert Reimann violin concerto, with Rundfunkorchester Saarbrücken, Christoph Poppen, conductor

September 11

Leipzig, Gewandhaus, Wolfgang Rihm violin concerto (world première), with Gewandhausorchester, Ricardo Chailly, conductor

September 12

see Sept. 11

September 18 Helmstedt, Juleum, Niedersächsische Musiktage,
recital with Jörg Widmann and Dénes Várjon
September 20 Luzern, Switzerland, Lucerne festival, Rihm violin concerto, with Gewandhausorchester, Ricardo Chailly, conductor
September 23 Strasbourg, France, Kurtág 'Kafka Fragments'
with Salome Kammer, soprano, in a staged version by
Antoine Gindt
October 02 Vienna, Austria, Konzerthaus, Mozart-Saal, Hosokawa quartet, Messiaen ‘Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps’, with Momo Kodama, Xavier Philipps, Jörg Widmann
October 06 Hamburg, Laeisz-Halle Kleiner Saal, works by Hosokawa quartet,  Messiaen ‘Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps’, with Momo Kodama, Xavier Philipps, Jörg Widmann
October 12 Leipzig, Gewandhaus, Mozart concerto G major, Gewandhausorchester, Juraj Valcuha, conductor
October 15 Leipzig, Gewandhaus, Kleiner Saal, Feldman
'Spring of Chosroes', with Steffen Schleiermacher,
piano
October 21 Leipzig, Musikhochschule, Brahms sextet with Tatjana Masurenko, Peter Bruns and students
November 06 Lille, France, Chausson ‘Poème’ and Ravel ‘Tzigane’, with Orchestre National de Lille, Jean-Claude Casadesus, conductor
November 07 Leers, Chausson ‘Poème’ and Ravel ‘Tzigane’, with Orchestre National de Lille, Jean-Claude Casadesus, conductor
November 09 Cologne, Philharmonie, Chausson ‘Poème’ and Ravel ‘Tzigane’, with Orchestre National de Lille, Jean-Claude Casadesus, conductor
November 12 Dukerque, Chausson ‘Poème’ and Ravel ‘Tzigane’, with Orchestre National de Lille, Jean-Claude Casadesus, conductor
November 13 Paris, France, Chausson ‘Poème’ and Ravel ‘Tzigane’, with Orchestre National de Lille, Jean-Claude Casadesus, conductor
November 25 München, Herkulessaal, works by Stravinsky, Schumann, Bartók, with Anna Gourari and Jörg Widmann
December 04 Cologne, Philharmonie, Ivan Fedele concerto for violin, soprano and orchestra (world première), with WDR radio symphony orchestra Cologne, Barbara Hennigan, soprano, Peter Eötvös, conductor
December 15 Dortmund, Konzerthaus, Bartók 'Contrasts' and
Messiaen 'Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps' with Martin
Fröst, Christian Poltéra and Antti Siirala