Fact file
| Year of birth | 1947 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Period | Contemporary |
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LeipzigCarmina Burana
Adams
Mario Schröder; Leipziger Ballet; Anthony Bramall; Kinderchor der Oper Leipzig; Leipzig Gewandhaus Choir; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
OsakaJapan Century Symphony Orchestra
Adams, Corigliano, Schumann
Japan Century Symphony Orchestra; Dmitry Sitkovetsky
LondonProm 1: First Night of the Proms
Coult, Beethoven, Adams
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Edward Gardner; Igor Levit; BBC Proms Youth Choir; BBC Symphony Chorus
LondonProm 24
Bach, Ravel, Adams
Philharmonia Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen; Marianne Crebassa; Philharmonia Voices
LondonProms at … Bold Tendencies Multi-Storey Car Park
Bach, Whitley, Adams
The Multi-Story Orchestra; Christopher Stark; Ruby Hughes; Michael Sumuel; The Multi-Story Youth Choir
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Death, destroyer of worlds
At the Barbican last night, Gerald Finley, John Adams and the BBC Symphony Orchestra combined to deliver the heaviest operatic punch I’ve been subjected to all year.
Scottis Ballet in NY
It was a successful program that showed off the considerable range of a talented and charming troupe.
NY Phil powers through Adams
Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic somewhat overpower the hall for the music of John Adams, Esa-Pekka Salonen's concerto fascinates on a first hearing.
Beethovenian japes and sleepy Berlioz
Absolute Jest sounds like perfect fare for an April Fool's Day concert. John Adams quotes Beethoven in many guises in his jolly work for string quartet and orchestra.
The Gospel According to David Robertson
A performance of John Adams' The Gospel According to the Other Mary good enough to convert even the most conservative listener to the Church of New Music.
List of works
A Dharma at Big SurAbsolute Jest, for string quartet and orchestraCity NoirCommon tones in simple timeFellow Traveller 2007Girls of the Golden WestHallelujah JunctionHarmonielehreHarmonium, for chorus and orchestraJohn's Book of Alleged DancesLola Montez Does the Spider DanceLollapaloozaNaive and Sentimental MusicNixon in ChinaObrasShort Ride in a Fast MachineString QuartetThe Chairman Dances