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Work: Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?

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ComposerAdams, John (b. 1947)
PeriodContemporary
Year2019
Work typeOrchestral
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An auspicious debut for John Adams at Prague Spring

John Adams conducts the Czech Philharmonic © Pražské Jaro | Prague Spring Festival 2023 | Petra Hajská
A capacity crowd turns out to see the doyen of American composers work his contemporary magic in the Rudolfinum. 
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Rouvali and Ólafsson bring Nordic brilliance to the Berlin Phil

Víkingur Ólafsson and the Berliner Philharmoniker © Monika Rittershaus
Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson makes his debut with the Berlin Phil in John Adams' fiendish Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?.
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Ólafsson's extraordinary pianism lights up the RFH

Vikingur Ólafsson © Mark Allan
The Icelandic pianist plays an excellent John Adams concerto followed by an exceptional encore. The Philharmonia's Mahler 5 shows many fine qualities.
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