Top 10 classical shows this fall: From Verdi to Boulez - Chicago Tribune


Chicago Tribune
Top 10 classical shows this fall: From Verdi to Boulez
Chicago Tribune
"Roots & Return" ranges from modern classics by Schoenberg and Boulez to more recent works by John Adams and Boulez disciple Dai Fujikura. ...

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BSO to open season of musical adventure - Baltimore Sun


Baltimore Sun
BSO to open season of musical adventure
Baltimore Sun
John Adams' "Dr. Atomic" symphony, based on his recent opera about the creation of the atom bomb, will also get its first BSO performance. ...

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Music review: Bramwell Tovey not done yet at the Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles Times (blog)


Los Angeles Times (blog)
Music review: Bramwell Tovey not done yet at the Hollywood Bowl
Los Angeles Times (blog)
... heard Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto as well as John Adams' seldom-performed "Fearful Symmetries" with Diavolo Dance Theater providing the choreography. ...

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New World Symphony's new venue tops a rich and diverse classical lineup - South Florida Classical Review


South Florida Classical Review
New World Symphony's new venue tops a rich and diverse classical lineup
South Florida Classical Review
The American composer John Adams will lead the orchestra in his 2009 work City Noir (April 2). Among the soloists will be cellist Lynn Harrell in ...

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Knights could be called a classical garage band - Pioneer Press Online

Knights could be called a classical garage band
Pioneer Press Online
American John Adams, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his choral piece "On the Transmigration of Souls" commemorating the victims of the Sept. ...

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The season's classical music highlights - San Francisco Chronicle

The season's classical music highlights
San Francisco Chronicle
... Music Director Joana Carneiro and the orchestra for an intriguing double assignment, playing violin concertos by Beethoven and John Adams back to back. ...

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Festival serves up an auditory feast - WalesOnline

Festival serves up an auditory feast
WalesOnline
Add established living composers such as John Adams, Richard Rodney Bennett and Arvo Pärt, stir in works (many of them festival commissions) by younger ...

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Phoenix Symphony's modern mix - Arizona Republic

Phoenix Symphony's modern mix
Arizona Republic
Now in his sixth season with the symphony, Christie has previously mixed Beethoven with Jennifer Higdon, Osvaldo Golijov and John Adams, bringing music by ...

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Jazz Fest schedule and artist descriptions - Detroit Free Press

Jazz Fest schedule and artist descriptions
Detroit Free Press
7:30 Terence Blanchard Quintet: Blanchard, a trumpeter and composer known for his film scores for Spike Lee, has an ear for moody lyricism and smoldering ...

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South American rhythm sets beat at Edinburgh fest - Reuters

South American rhythm sets beat at Edinburgh fest
Reuters
... helped launch this year's Edinburgh International Festival, with a sell-out performance of American composer John Adams's Nativity oratorio "El Nino. ...

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