International Contemporary Ensemble feat. Jörg Widmann

MUSIC
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2020
7:30 PM

Zankel Hall
881 7th Avenue, Midtown, Manhattan

$35-$45
https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2020/01/28/International-Contemporary-Ensemble-Jorg-Widmann-Conductor-and-Clarinet-0730PM

Poor Jörg Widmann.  He's become a target for everybody who's sick of Mainstream European Modern Classical Music.  In a way, it's unfair:  he's a good enough composer.  In another way, it's warranted:  this music is boring and rather played out; not at all fun like what's produced in Brooklyn (or Iceland for that matter).  ICE will make the most persuasive case possible for Widmann's music — and aside from conducting, he'll also play clarinet, at which he is simply fabulous.

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT:  The endless Cuban party at Guantanamera will supply all the fun the concert might lack.