Thomas Adès (born in London, 1 March 1971) is a British composer, pianist and conductor. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures

Adès studied piano with Paul Berkowitz and later composition with Robert Saxton at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Musical composition is an original piece of Music the structure of a musical piece the process of creating a new Robert Saxton (born 1953 in London) is a British Composer. Biography After early advice and encouragement from Benjamin Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. After attending University College School, he graduated in 1992 from King's College, Cambridge, studying with Alexander Goehr and Robin Holloway. The Gower' redirects here - for the geographical area of that name see Gower peninsula University College School', known generally as UCS Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) King's College Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Alexander Goehr (born 10 August 1932 in Berlin) is an English Composer and academic Robin Greville Holloway (born 19 October, 1943 in Leamington Spa) is an English Composer. His degree was classified as "double starred first", indicating outstanding academic distinction. He was made Britten Professor of Composition at the Royal Academy of Music, and in 2004 was given an honorary doctorate by the University of Essex. The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a well known conservatoire and one of the leading music institutions in the world The University of Essex is a British Campus university located near the town of Colchester, England

In 2007 a retrospective festival of his work was presented at the Barbican Centre in London and he was the focus of Radio France's annual contemporary music festival, "Présences" and Helsinki's "Ultimo" festival. A barbican (from medieval Latin barbecana, "outer fortification of a city or castle" a general Romanic word perhaps from Arabic or London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Radio France is the French radio broadcaster. Mission Radio France's two principal missions are To create and expand the programming The Barbican festival, "Traced Overhead: The Musical World of Thomas Ades", included the UK premiere of a new work for Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic, Tevot. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Simon Denis Rattle, CBE, FRSA, (born January The Berlin Philharmonic (in German: Die Berliner Philharmoniker) is an Orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. In Spring 2007, The Tempest returned to the Royal Opera House. WikipediaWikiProject Opera --> The Royal Opera House is an Opera house and major performing

In 2006, he entered a civil partnership with Tal Rosner. ^[1]

Contents 1 Compositions 1.1 Orchestral compositions and performances 1.2 Operas 2 Other musical activities 3 Recordings 4 References 5 External links

Compositions

See also List of compositions by Thomas Adès

Orchestral compositions and performances

• Five Eliot Landscapes, Adès' first opus, was published in 1990. The following is a list of compositions by the composer Thomas Adès. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)

In 1993, at the age of twenty-two, Adès gave his first public piano recital in London as part of the Park Lane Group series of recitals.

• Asyla, for orchestra, was premiered in Symphony Hall, Birmingham in October 1997 by Simon Rattle and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at the 1997 BBC Proms. Symphony Hall is a 2262 seat concert venue located inside the International Convention Centre (ICC in Birmingham, England. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Simon Denis Rattle, CBE, FRSA, (born January The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO is a British orchestra based in Birmingham, England. The Proms, more formally known as The BBC Proms, or The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts presented by the BBC, is an eight-week summer season of daily Orchestral This work also received the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition in 2000, making Adès the youngest ever to receive the award. The Grawemeyer Awards, presented each year by the University of Louisville in the state of Kentucky, United States, are among the world's most prestigious

Adès conducted the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the London premiere of the work while, on September 7,2002, Simon Rattle gave his first concert as principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra with Asyla and Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Simon Denis Rattle, CBE, FRSA, (born January The Berlin Philharmonic (in German: Die Berliner Philharmoniker) is an Orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. 5, both of which have also been released on CD and DVD by EMI. Asyla has since been performed across the world, including on a recent tour of the Far East by Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic. The Berlin Philharmonic (in German: Die Berliner Philharmoniker) is an Orchestra based in Berlin, Germany.

• Arcadiana, a seven-movement, 20-minute string quartet (Op. A string quartet is a Musical ensemble of four String instruments &mdash usually two Violins a Viola and Cello &mdash or a piece 12) was recorded in 1998 along with other work from the 1993 to 1994 period.

• America: a Prophecy was commissioned for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra's Millennium Messages in November 1999 and it received its UK premiere at the Aldeburgh Festival in June 2000. The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active Symphony Orchestra in the United States, organized during 1842 The Aldeburgh Festival is an English Arts festival devoted mainly to classical music. A recording of the work is available on EMI Classics (2004).

• Concentric Paths, Adès' violin concerto, received its premiere in September 2005 with a performance by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, with Anthony Marwood as soloist which received critical acclaim. A violin concerto is a Concerto for solo Violin (occasionally two or more violins and instrumental ensemble customarily Orchestra. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Chamber Orchestra of Europe (COE established in 1981, represents 15 nationalities amongst its 50 members Anthony Marwood is the violinist of the Florestan Trio. He was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford, before going on to a successful

• Piano Quintet, with Adès on the piano and the Arditti Quartet (plus Schubert's Trout Quintet -with Belcea Quartet- as its companion) was released in 2005 on CD by EMI. A piano quintet is a chamber Musical ensemble made up of one Piano and four other instruments or a piece written for such a group The Arditti Quartet is an internationally acclaimed String quartet founded in 1974. The Trout Quintet is the popular name for the Piano Quintet in A major by Franz Schubert. The Belcea Quartet is a String quartet, formed in 1994 under the leadership of Violinist Corina Belcea. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in

• Tevot, for orchestra, was premiered in Berlin by Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic on February 21, 2007, and received its American premiere as part of the Berlin in Lights Festival at Carnegie Hall. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Simon Denis Rattle, CBE, FRSA, (born January The Berlin Philharmonic (in German: Die Berliner Philharmoniker) is an Orchestra based in Berlin, Germany. The work has been hailed as a groundbreaking new work by such critics as Anthony Tommasini of the New York Times and Richard Morrison of The Times (London). Anthony Tommasini is chief music critic for The New York Times. Richard Morrison is the name of several persons Richard Morrison (ambassador (16th century Edward VI 's ambassador to Charles V The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register.

• In Seven Days, for piano, orchestra, and six video screens, was premiered by the London Sinfonietta, conducted by Adès at Royal Festival Hall in London on 28 April 2008. The London Sinfonietta is an English chamber Orchestra based in London that specializes in the performance of Contemporary classical music Royal Festival Hall is a concert dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London, England. Video segment was created by Tal Rosner, Adès's partner. The work was co-commissioned by the South Bank Centre and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Southbank Centre is a complex of artistic venues located in London, UK, on the South Bank of the River Thames between County Hall The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil LAP or LAPO is an American Orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States

Operas

• Powder Her Face, Adès' 1995 chamber opera with a libretto by Philip Hensher, won both good reviews and notoriety for its musical depiction of fellatio. Powder Her Face is a Chamber opera in two acts Op 14 (1995 by the British Composer Thomas Adès (b Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Chamber opera is a designation for Operas written to be performed with a chamber ensemble rather than a full Orchestra. Fellatio, also called fellation, is Oral sex performed upon the Penis. The opera was commissioned by Almeida Opera, and has since been given new productions by chamber opera groups around the world. The Duchess depicted in the opera is the notorious Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll whose scandalous behaviour in Britain in the early 1960s was revealed during her divorce trial with the introduction into evidence of photographs of her various sexual acts.

• The Tempest, with a libretto by Meredith Oakes adapted from Shakespeare's play, was premièred to critical acclaim at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in February 2004, followed by productions at the Strasbourg Opera and the Copenhagen Opera House later in 2005. Henry Purcell also wrote an opera The Tempest, in 1695 For the 1993 Michael Nyman opera see Noises Sounds & Sweet Airs Meredith Oakes (born 1946 Sydney) is an Australian playwright who has lived in London since 1970 William Shakespeare ( baptised WikipediaWikiProject Opera --> The Royal Opera House is an Opera house and major performing Covent Garden (Pronunciation kɒvʌnt is a district in London, England, located on the easternmost parts of the City of Westminster and the southwest The Copenhagen Opera House (in Danish usually called Operaen) is the national opera house of Denmark, and among the most modern Opera houses Its US premiere staging by the Santa Fe Opera took place on 29 July 2006. The Santa Fe Opera (SFO is an American Opera company located north of Santa Fe in the U The opera was revived by Covent Garden in March 2007 to great acclaim. In March of 2008, The Metropolitan Opera announced plans to perform The Tempest in their 2012-13 season. ^[2]

Other musical activities

Adès was the first Music Director of the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group from 1998 to 2000. Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (BCMG is a chamber Orchestra based in Birmingham, England. ^[3] He has served as Artistic Director of the Aldeburgh Festival since 1999, and is scheduled to conclude his tenure in this post in 2008. The Aldeburgh Festival is an English Arts festival devoted mainly to classical music.

In 2000, he was composer-in-residence of the Ojai Festival in California (along with Mark-Anthony Turnage). The Ojai Music Festival is an annual Classical music festival in the United States Mark-Anthony Turnage (born June 10, 1960 in Corringham Essex) is an English Composer of classical music. While there, performances included:

• The U. S. West Coast premiere of "Asyla," with Sir Simon Rattle conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic
• "Darkness Visible" and "Still Sorrowing" performed by pianist Gloria Cheng
• "These Premises are Alarmed" conducted by Rattle with the Los Angeles Philharmonic

He is also a noted pianist, having been a runner-up in the BBC's Young Musician of the Year competition in 1990. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Simon Denis Rattle, CBE, FRSA, (born January The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil LAP or LAPO is an American Orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra EMI has released a CD of Adès as a solo performer called "Thomas Adès:Piano" and several CDs as an accompanist, frequently with Ian Bostridge, Steven Isserlis and others. Ian Bostridge CBE (born 25 December 1964) is an acclaimed English Tenor, well known for his performances as an Opera singer Steven Isserlis (born 19 December 1958, London) is one of the most renowned living Cellists. As a student Ades was a percussionist; he is noted for having played percussion in Stravinsky's "Les Noces" under Sir Simon Rattle.

He was resident with the Los Angeles Philharmonic during their 2005/6 and 2006/7 seasons as part of the orchestra's "On Location" series at Walt Disney Concert Hall and other locations. The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil LAP or LAPO is an American Orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States The Walt Disney Concert Hall at 111 South Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, California is the fourth hall of the Los Angeles Music Center. Performances included:

• Adès conducting the U. S. premiere (co-commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Berlin Festival) of the Violin Concerto, performed by Anthony Marwood, along with selections of "The Tempest".
• Chamber concerts with L. A. Philharmonic musicians with Adès at the piano in pieces by Schubert and Beethoven.
• Chamber concerts of music for piano and violin by Stravinsky, with Adès at the piano and Anthony Marwood on violin at the Doheny Mansion for the Da Camera Society of Mount St. Mary's College.
• Adès conducting a Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group "Green Umbrella" concert featuring Piano Quintet (U. S. West Coast premiere), Origin of the Harp (U. S. premiere), and Chamber Symphony, Opus 2 (U. S. West Coast premiere), plus "Scenes from a Novel" by Gyorgy Kurtag (Elizabeth Keusch, soprano soloist) and "Cantus Planus" by Niccolo Castiglioni. György Kurtág (ˈɟørɟ ˈkurtaːɡ born February 19, 1926) is a Hungarian composer of Contemporary music. Niccolò Castiglioni ( July 17 1932 &ndash September 7 1996) was an Italian Composer, Pianist, and writer
• "Powder Her Face" with the USC Thornton Opera and members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, at the Bing Theater on the campus of the University of Southern California, conducted by Adès, with stage direction by Ken Cazan, set design by Peter Harrison, and lighting design by David Jacques. The University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, founded in 1884 and dedicated in 1999 is one of the premier music schools in the United States The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly
• A chamber music program featuring Adès on the piano with members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a program that included Jean Françaix's "Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano," "Nell'ombra, nella luce" by Steven Stucky, and the "Piano Quintet No. Steven Stucky (ˈstʌki (born November 7, 1949) is a Pulitzer Prize -winning American Composer. 2" of Gabriel Fauré
• Adès conducting a Green Umbrella program featuring the U. Gabriel Urbain Fauré ( 12 May 1845 &ndash 4 November 1924) was a French Composer, Organist, Pianist S. premiere of Gerald Barry’s "The Triumph of Beauty and Deceit. "
• Adès conducting "Asyla" with the Los Angeles Philharmonic

Adès, who frequently performs works by Leos Janacek, contributed an essay titled "'Nothing but pranks and puns': Janáček's solo piano music" to Paul Wingfield's compilation entitled Janacek Studies, published in 2006 by the Cambridge University Press. Leoš Janáček ( (July 3 1854 &ndash August 12 1928 was a Czech Composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher Cambridge University Press (known colloquially as CUP is a Publisher given a Royal Charter by Henry VIII in 1534

Recordings

DVD

• Powder Her Face was made into a film by Channel 4 and shown on Christmas Day 1999 in the UK. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began The film was released on DVD in the UK for Christmas 2005, including a documentary film about Adès made by Gerald Fox at around the same time. It is also available in the US.
• Asyla (along with Mahler's 5th Symphony) formed Sir Simon Rattle's opening concert with the Berlin Philharmonic. The Symphony No 5 by Gustav Mahler was written in 1901 and 1902 mostly during the summer months at Mahler's cottage at Maiernigg. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Simon Denis Rattle, CBE, FRSA, (born January The two concerts given were recorded and released as a DVD in 2002.

Audio CD as composer

• Life Story (1997)
• Living Toys (1998)
• Asyla (1999)
• Powder Her Face (1999)
• America (2004)
• Adès/Schubert: Piano Quintets (2005)
• Violin Concerto (2007)

as performer

• Janacek: The Diary of One who Disappeared (with Ian Bostridge) (2002)
• Thomas Adès: Piano (2004)
• The Music of Poul Ruders, vol. Leoš Janáček ( (July 3 1854 &ndash August 12 1928 was a Czech Composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher Ian Bostridge CBE (born 25 December 1964) is an acclaimed English Tenor, well known for his performances as an Opera singer 4 (2004)

References

• Inverne, James, "A Most Auspicious Star", New York: Opera News, May 2005
• Mays, Desirée, "The Tempest" in Opera Unveiled, 2006, Santa Fe,New Mexico: Art Forms Inc, 2006

External links

• Thomas Adès on EMI Classics
• Service, Tom, "Writing music? It's like flying a plane", The Guardian, 26 February, 2007. Rare interview, focussing on Tevot
• Culshaw, Peter, "Don't call me a messiah", The Daily Telegraph, 1 March 2007. Another rare interview, previewing UK premiere of Tevot, the "Traced Overhead" festival at the Barbican, and The Tempest revival at Covent Garden
• Fox, Christopher, "Tempestuous Times: the Recent Music of Thomas Adès", Musical Times, Autumn 2004 (short article)
• Ross, Alex, "Roll Over Beethoven: Thomas Adès", The New Yorker, November 2nd, 1998
• Tommasini, Anthony, "Noises, Sounds, Sweet Airs From Young British Hope", New York Times, 23 February 2004. Review of the Royal Opera House, London premiere of The Tempest
• Downey, Charles T., "Ionarts in Santa Fe: The Tempest," Ionarts, 31 July 2006. Review of the Santa Fe Opera's U. S. premiere of The Tempest
• Faber Music's complete list of works by Thomas Adès
• Adès's Percussion Repertoire, from Bell Percussion's Composer Repertoire resource

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