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| Composer | Adams, John (b. 1947) |
| Period | Contemporary |
| Year | 2002 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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New York CityDudamel Conducts Prokofiev’s Fifth
Adams, Di Castri, Zosha, Prokofiev
New York Philharmonic; Gustavo Dudamel; New York Philharmonic Chorus; Brooklyn Youth Chorus
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Jakub Hrůša leads TCO in John Adams’ On the Transmigration of Souls
A brilliant programming decision paired Adams’s 9/11 memorial with Mahler’s life-affirming Symphony no. 4, with the fine soprano Joelle Harvey as soloist.
RSNO and Stéphane Denève: John Adams and Beethoven 9
The final concert of the RSNO’s 2010-11 Usher Hall season was a journey from John Adams’ reflection on the tragedy of 11th September 2001 to Beethoven’s joyful statement of brotherhood in his Symphony No. 9. John Adams’ On the Transmigration of Souls was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic to mark the first anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.