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ComposerAdams, John (b. 1947)
PeriodContemporary
Work typeOrchestral
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LondonJohn Adams at 80

© Riccardo Musacchio
Adams
London Symphony Orchestra; John Adams; Víkingur Ólafsson

ParisLondon Symphony Orchestra - John Adams - Víkingur Ólafsson

© Musacchio Ianniello et Pasqualini
Adams
London Symphony Orchestra; John Adams; Víkingur Ólafsson

DortmundVíkingur Ólafsson, John Adams & London Symphony Orchestra

© Ari Magg
Adams
London Symphony Orchestra; John Adams; Víkingur Ólafsson
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New Dimensions from SCO: Richter + Glass + Adams

Mari Samuelsen and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra © Christopher Bowen

David Brophy conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in works by Richter, Adams and Glass. Mari Samuelsen leads and directs in Richter’s Recomposed: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons.

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Andris Nelsons and the BSO arrive in New York, with baggage in tow

Andris Nelsons conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra © Chris Lee
In his first New York appearance since the termination of his contract as BSO Music Director, Nelsons courts public sympathy and makes some thrilling music.
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Yunchan Lim plays a starring role in the CBSO’s Prom

Yunchan Lim and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra © BBC | Mark Allan
Adams, Rachmaninov and Berio are not three easy bedfellows, however Kazuki Yamada and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra pull these strands together remarkably. 
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Frankfurt am MainLucas and Arthur Jussen play Bartók

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Frankfurt Radio Symphony; David Robertson; Lucas Jussen; Arthur Jussen