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CAROLIN WIDMANN
violin
CAROLIN WIDMANN
violin
concerts of the 2025 / 2026 season
| date | event | programs | partners |
|---|---|---|---|
Sept |
Concert, Philharmonie Essen, |
IGOR STRAWINSKY: |
Clarinet: Jörg Widmann |
Sept |
Concert, Oslo Concert Hall, |
JÖRG WIDMANN: |
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra |
Sept |
Concert, August Everding Saal, |
FRANZ SCHUBERT: |
Viola: Nils Mönkemeyer |
Oct |
Concert, Kleiner Goldener Saal, |
JOSEPH HAYDN: |
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin |
Oct |
Concert, Philharmonie Essen, |
JOSEPH HAYDN: |
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin |
Oct |
Concert, Konzerthaus Berlin, |
JOSEPH HAYDN: |
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin |
Oct |
Gaida Festival, Philharmonie, |
ANDERS HILBORG: |
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra |
Oct |
Concert, Philharmonie Essen, |
CLARA IANNOTTA: |
Essener Philharmoniker |
Oct |
Concert, Philharmonie Essen, |
WILFRIED HILLER: |
Speaker: Silvia Weiskopf |
Oct |
Concert, Philharmonie Essen, |
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Essener Philharmoniker |
Nov |
Concert, Philharmonie Essen, |
WILFRIED HILLER: |
Speaker: Silvia Weiskopf |
Nov |
Concert, Philharmonie Essen, |
WILFRIED HILLER: |
Speaker: Silvia Weiskopf |
Nov |
Concert, Bilkent Concert Hall, |
ANDREW HOWES: |
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra |
Nov |
Concert, Espoo Cultural Centre, |
KURT WEILL: |
Tapiola Sinfonietta |
Dec |
Concert, Brucknerhaus Linz, |
RICHARD STRAUSS: |
Bruckner Orchester Linz |
Dec |
Concert, Musikverein, |
RICHARD STRAUSS: |
Bruckner Orchester Linz |
Dec |
Unione Musicale di Torino, |
ROBERT SCHUMANN: |
Piano: Gabriele Carcano |
Dec |
Gesprächsforum: Herz und Freiheit – |
Discussion Forum: |
Mayor: Burkhard Jung |
CAROLIN WIDMANN
violin
biography
A wonderfully versatile musician, Carolin Widmann’s activities span the great classical concerti, new commissions specially written for her, solo recitals, a wide variety of chamber music and period instrument performances, including play/direction from the violin.
Carolin was awarded the Bayerischer Staatspreis for music in 2017, honouring her individuality and exceptional musicianship. Widmann was also the recipient of an International Classical Music Award (Concerto category) for her critically acclaimed recording of both Mendelssohn’s and Schumann’s Violin Concertos with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, released in August 2016 by ECM and which Carolin herself conducted from the violin.
Named ‘Musician of the Year’ at the International Classical Music Awards 2013, Carolin has performed with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, Czech Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Symphony, Vienna Radio Symphony, London Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, and Bayerische Rundfunk with distinguished conductors such as Sir Antonio Pappano, Sir Simon Rattle, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Riccardo Chailly, Edward Gardner, Vladimir Jurowski, Sakari Oramo, Daniel Harding, François-Xavier Roth, Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Jukka-Pekka Saraste. She also appears at such widely known festivals as Musikfest Berlin, Salzburger Festspiele, Lucerne Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, Prague Spring International Festival, Pau Casals Festival and Festival d' Automne in Paris.
Recent successes have included engagements with the London Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Danish National Symphony, Seoul Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, The Hallé, Netherlands Radio Symphony, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and WDR Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Cologne.
Over the 2025/26 season, Carolin will make her debut appearances with the Oslo Philharmonic, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Aalborg Symfoniorkester and the Bruckner Orchester Linz. Other projects include returns to the City of Birmingham Symphony, NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, and the Gulbenkian Orchestra as well as multi-city tour of Germany with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin leading a play/direct programme. Carolin will also be the Artist-in-Residence of the Philharmonie Essen for this season, leading multiple chamber, orchestral and community outreach projects. Further chamber music projects include recitals at the Pierre Boulez Saal and Wigmore Hall.
Carolin Widmann is playing a G.B. Guadagnini violin from 1782 which is on loan from a Charitable Trust.
September 2025
For the most up-to-date biography, please contact us. This biography
should not be edited without permission from Askonas Holt.
For further information on this artist, please contact:
TERRY SHEW, Associate Director:
terry.shew@askonasholt.com
+44 (0)77 1288 6074
ADAM BRADY, Assistant Artist Manager:
adam.brady@askonasholt.com
+44 (0)78 1422 9230
CAROLIN WIDMANN
violine
audio
2021
George
Enescu,
Violin Concerto,
Phantasy for Piano & Orchestra
artist:
Carolin Widmann,
Luiza Borac,
NDR Radiophilharmonie,
Peter Ruzicka
label: CPO, DDD
order
2020
Still
Aether
Alba
Musica Viva
#35
artist:
Carolin Widmann
Symphonieorchester
des BR
mit Ilan Volkov
label: BRmedia
CD
order
2020
PIERRE BOULEZ, ANTHÈMES 1&2
artist:
Carolin Widmann
Jörg Widmann
Pierre Boulez
SWR Experimentalstudio
label: NEOS CD
order
2019
JuliaN
Anderson,
IN
LIEBLICHER
BLÄUE
artist:
Carolin Widmann
London Philharmonic Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski
label: LPO CD
order
2019
MUSICA VIVA 33
artist:
Carolin Widmann
Peter Ruzicka
Sergei Nakariakov
Vocalconsort Berlin
label: NEOS
CD
order
2018
Pascal Dusapin, Aufgang
artist:
Carolin Widmann
Nicolas Hodges
Natascha Petrinsky
label: BIS Records AB CD
order
2010
Über die Linie II Coll'Arco
artist:
Carolin Widmann
Jörg Widmann
Sylvain Cambreling
Eivind Gullberg Jensen
label: SWR Media Services CD
order
CD 2006
Reflections I. Violine Solo
artist: Carolin Widmann label: 'Telos Music records' (Classik-Center Kassel) CD
orderECM Records
2016
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy,
Robert Schumann
artist:
Carolin Widmann
Coe
label: Ecm Records (Universal)
CD
order
2013
Morton Feldman,
Violin and Orchestra
artist:
Carolin Widmann
Emilio Pomarico
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
label: ECM Records (Universal) CD
order
2012
Franz Schubert,
Fantasie,
C-Dur
Rondo
h-moll
Sonate
A-Dur
artist:
Alexander Lonquich
Carolin Widmann
label: ECM Records (Universal)
CD
order
2009
Phantasy of Spring,
Feldman
Zimmermann
Schoenberg
Xenakis
artist:
Carolin Widmann
Simon Lepper
label: ECM New Series
CD
order
2009
Erkki-Sven Tüür/ Strata
artist:
Jörg Widmann
Carolin Widmann
Nordic Symphony Orchestra
Anu Tali conductor
label: ECM New Series CD
order
2008
Robert Schumann,
The Violin Sonatas
artist:
Carolin Widmann,
Dénes Várjon,
label: ECM Records CD
order
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CAROLIN WIDMANN
violin
Contact
Generalmanagement
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+44 (0)20 7400 1700
TERRY SHEW, Associate Director
terry.shew@askonasholt.com
+44 (0)77 1288 6074
ADAM BRADY, Assistant Artist Manager
adam.brady@askonasholt.com
+44 (0)78 1422 9230
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Carolin Widmann's office in Groitzsch is supported by LEADER.
