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| Composer | Adams, John (b. 1947) |
| Period | Contemporary |
| Year | 1996 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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Steve Reich at 90 celebrated in Liverpool
A compelling concert at Liverpool’s Tung Auditorium offers a striking Josephine Stephenson’s UK premiere, dazzling John Adams and Steve Reich’s mesmerising Reich/Richter.
Gnarly Buttons central to the SCO’s John Adams programme
Andrew Manze conducts an all-Adams programme in Glasgow, Maximiliano Martín the fearless soloist in Gnarly Buttons, bookended by mesmerising Shaker Loops and exuberant Fearful Symmetries.
Exploring the terrain of contemporary American Soundscapes at Zankel Hall
On Wednesday night, a group of young artists coached by John Adams and David Robertson warmed up on the stage of Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall. The snatches of the music we were about to hear – from cinematic melodies to jaunty dance-like snippets – jumbled together as one usually expects of a warm-up.