Fact file
| Year of birth | 1947 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Period | Contemporary |
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AmsterdamOne-handed virtuosity
Adams, Ravel, Beethoven
National Orchestra of Belgium; Hugh Wolff; Nicholas Angelich
Santa FeDoctor AtomicNew production
Adams: Doctor Atomic
Matthew Aucoin; Peter Sellars; Santa Fe Opera; David Gropman; Julia Bullock; Ryan McKinny; Daniel Okulitch
BeijingAdams | Bernstein | Stravinsky
Adams, Bernstein, Stravinsky
China NCPA Orchestra; David Robertson; Orli Shaham
BaselThank You Lenny
Copland, Adams, Bernstein
Kammerorchester Basel; Jérémie Rhorer; Knabenkantorei Basel
Hong KongJohn Adams & Brahms
Rossini, Adams, Brahms
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra; Edo de Waart; Timothy McAllister
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Bright, Fast, Cool, Blue
From the ethereal to the galavanting, the program offered a spectrun of emotions delivered with precise technique and abandoned energy.
The dark side of the gold: Girls of the Golden West
Adams and Peter Sellars demand that the audience take a cold, hard look at the Gold Rush and the founding history of California.
James Ehnes excels in Beethoven's Violin Concerto
Ehnes excels in Beethoven, and Gardner draws lovely tone from the RNSO.
Impressive line-up at the London Piano Festival
Still only in its second year, the London Piano Festival has already established itself as a major player in the capital’s music scene.
List of works
City NoirDoctor AtomicDoctor Atomic SymphonyEl NiñoFearful SymmetriesGirls of the Golden WestGrand Pianola MusicHallelujah JunctionHarmonielehreI Still PlayI was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the skyNaive and Sentimental MusicSaxophone ConcertoScheherazade.2Shaker LoopsShort Ride in a Fast MachineThe Chairman DancesThe Dharma at Big SurThe Gospel according to the other MaryThe Wound-DresserTromba lontanaViolin Concerto