One of my favorite moments in John Adams’ 2008 autobiography Hallelujah Junction comes when Adams, as a teenager on the East Coast, decides to sit next to Duke Ellington on his piano bench — ...
As a columnist, I'm often the subject of criticism, which I embrace wholeheartedly. Since I occasionally question the performances of others, it's only fair that my literary efforts can be ripped ...
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San Francisco Symphony premieres John Adams’ fourth piano concerto featuring Víkingur ÓlafssonDavid Robertson, conducting the world premiere of John Adams’ piano concerto “After the Fall” in Davies Symphony Hall this week, is taken by how the esteemed Bay Area composer was influenced ...
After the pianist, Vikingur Olafsson, asked for a concerto over beers, the composer, John Adams, wrote “After the Fall,” which will now travel the world. Vikingur Olafsson, left, and John ...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is approaching its fourth year. And as it drags on, Washington is learning just how vulnerable ...
That piece is not unlike the work of the Bay Area’s John Adams, one of the most influential and widely performed living American composers of contemporary classical music. It’s fitting that in ...
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