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Thomas Joseph Edmund Adès CBE (born 1 March 1971) is a British composer, pianist and conductor. Five compositions by Adès received votes in the 2017 Classic Voice poll of the greatest works of art music since 2000: The Tempest (2004), Violin Concerto (2005), Tevot (2007), In Seven Days (2008), and Polaris (2010).
Thomas Adès has been an Artistic Partner of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 2016 and will conduct the orchestra in Boston and at Tanglewood, perform chamber music with the orchestra players, and lead the summer Festival of Contemporary Music.
Upcoming Performances. Adès Overture to 'The Tempest'. Colmar, France. July 6 2024. Adès Court Studies from 'The Tempest'. Folkestone, United Kingdom. July 20 2024. Adès Alchymia. Perugia, Italy.
Born in London in 1971, Thomas Adès studied piano at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and read music at King’s College, Cambridge. A prodigious composer, conductor and pianist, Adès was described by the New York Times in 2007 as one of today’s ‘most accomplished overall musicians.’
Thomas Adès (born March 1, 1971, London, England) is a British composer, pianist, and conductor whose diverse compositional oeuvre, ranging from solo pieces to operas, established him as one of the most-skilled classical music artists of his generation.
Mar 9, 2022 · Thomas Adès's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra was commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra for the pianist Kirill Gerstein and was completed in 2018.
Mar 15, 2024 · Thomas Adès Takes a Step Toward the Classical Music Canon. As Adès premieres an orchestral work, “The Exterminating Angel” is receiving something rare in contemporary opera: a new production....
