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Russian composer (1894-1995)
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- Russian Empire, United States of America
- conductor, composer, musicologist, pianist, music critic, lexicographer, lecturer
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2023-01-27 17:01:39
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2022-08-12 14:38:18
When did John Adams become John Adams? Around 1995, according to his own narrative, when he broke with repetitive minimalism and found a more variegated expression. The turning point was an orchestral work called Slonimsky’s Earbox, written soon after the contentious opera The Death of Klinghoffer and paying homage to one of the quirkiest characters [...]
2021-11-13 06:20:00
Classical Music News of the Week, November 13, 2021
“Great Performances: San Francisco Reopening Night”Friday, November 19 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/gperf, and the PBS Video app, San Francisco Symphony’s welcomes GRAMMY-winning conductor-composer Esa-Pekka Salonen as music director in “Great Performances: San Francisco Reopening Night,” marking the first opening night concert together since Salonen assumed the post of Music Director last season.The concert features Grammy-winning bassist and vocalist esperanza spalding and a jazz trio of guest musicians performing Grammy-winning composer-saxophonist Wayne Shorter’s “Gaia” with the San Francisco Symphony. The program also includes performances of John Adams’s “Slonimsky’s Earbox,” Alberto Ginastera’s “Estancia” Suite with dancers from San Francisco-based contemporary ballet company LINES Ballet performing original choreography by Alonzo King, and Silvestre Revueltas’s “Noche de Encantamiento” from his film score to “La Noche de los Mayas.”Preview here: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/collaborating-san-francisco-symphonys-reopening-night-xih5ny/13213/--Elizabeth Boone, WNETRising Up. Together: American Bach SoloistsHenry Purcell: "Golden Sonata," featuring Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin; YuEun Gemma Kim, violin; William Skeen, […]
2021-10-23 05:18:00
Classical Music News of the Week, October 23, 2021
[…] November 12 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). Conducted by both Boston Symphony Orchestra music director Andris Nelsons and John Williams, the concert features virtuoso violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter performing the debut of Williams’s new concerto.Then, San Francisco Symphony’s welcomes GRAMMY-winning conductor-composer Esa-Pekka Salonen as music director to conduct this special concert marking their first opening night concert together since Salonen assumed the post of Music Director last season. Featuring performances of John Adams’s “Slonimsky’s Earbox” and Alberto Ginastera’s “Estancia” Suite with dancers from San Francisco-based contemporary ballet company LINES Ballet. Premieres Friday, November 19 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).--Elizabeth Boone, WNETNew, Five-Year Series of Performances/Recordings of Operas by Black Composersthe Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) and Odyssey Opera, two of today’s leading innovators on the classical musical scene, unveiled a new five-year initiative to elevate opera by Black composers. As Told By: History, Race, and […]
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