Tag: John Adams
BEST BETS: OCTOBER 28th – NOVEMBER 3rd
MasterVoices opens their season with a concert version of the Gershwin's Strike Up the Band
Composer/Pianist Timo Andres Is Having a Week
"I've always felt myself to be specifically an American composer."
Bo23: Víkingur Ólafsson And the Final Four
"I think for composers, you know your child better than everybody. You created it. But the child still has facets that you don't know and that will always be the case."
10 LA Philharmonic Concerts Not to Miss
Adés, Dudamel, Ólafsson, Pires, Salonen are just some of the concerts you'll want to see
Marc Lowenstein Lives in This Present Time
"It's only by letting go and having a tremendous amount of throughput, I think, that you can really find the meaning in the moments."
Cellist Seth Parker Woods Storyteller
"These works have changed me. I think it's allowed me to show more of my humanity."
Conrad Tao Celebrates Rachmaninoff’s 150th
"Having played a lot of his music, that it feels remarkably good to play at the instrument, which makes a lot of sense given his virtuosity."
John Adams Revisits an Old Friend
"In some ways it's the most personal piece of mine because of that resonance with the land and with the history."
Christian Reif Reworks John Adams’s “El Niño”
"It basically started with us believing that this piece needs to be heard by more people and performed by more people. Not every ensemble has the resources to perform it. John gave us the blessing for it."
Soprano Julia Bullock Wants to Rock Your Soul
"I made a lot of peace with who I am and how I also am expanding in the various roles that I can take on and feel comfortable in."