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Composer | Adams, John (b. 1947) |
Period | Contemporary |
Year | 2019 |
Work type | Orchestral |
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HoustonAdams Conducts Adams & Appalachian Spring

Ives, Adams, Copland
Houston Symphony; John Adams; Víkingur Ólafsson
Los AngelesJohn Adams & Víkingur Ólafsson

Piazzolla, Adams, Stravinsky, Prokofiev
Los Angeles Philharmonic; John Adams; Víkingur Ólafsson
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An auspicious debut for John Adams at Prague Spring
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A capacity crowd turns out to see the doyen of American composers work his contemporary magic in the Rudolfinum.
Rouvali and Ólafsson bring Nordic brilliance to the Berlin Phil
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Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson makes his debut with the Berlin Phil in John Adams' fiendish Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?.
Ólafsson's extraordinary pianism lights up the RFH
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The Icelandic pianist plays an excellent John Adams concerto followed by an exceptional encore. The Philharmonia's Mahler 5 shows many fine qualities.