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Sean Shibe on Vesper
25th May 2026by Katherine Cooper
The Scottish guitarist discusses his new album of works by Thomas Adès, Harrison Birtwistle and James Dillon, released on Pentatone last month.
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Anne-Sophie Mutter on East Meets West
30th Mar 2026by James Longstaffe
To celebrate the launch of her new series on Alpha Classics, ASM Forte Forward, the violinist talks about her long history of commissioning and performing new works by composers including John Williams, Witold Lutosławski, Unsuk Chin, and Aftab Darvishi.
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Claire Booth on Life Stories
24th Mar 2026by Katherine Cooper
The soprano discusses her recent cabaret-themed album on Orchid Classics, featuring the world premiere recording of Zoë Martlew's theatrical song-cycle Hôtel Babylon plus music by Gershwin, Eisler, Poulenc and Adès.
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Gustavo Dudamel conducts Dante, a new ballet by Thomas Adès
21st Apr 2023by James Longstaffe
Based on Dante's La Divina Commedia, Thomas Adès's three-part ballet receives a virtuosic performance from the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with music that moves from the grotesque to the sublime, incorporating a touch of Franz Liszt along the way.
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Two world premiere recordings of music by Thomas Adès
6th Mar 2020by James Longstaffe
Thomas Adès conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in performances of two of his own works: the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, and Totentanz.
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The LSO performs orchestral works by Thomas Adès
3rd Mar 2017by James Longstaffe
James listens to a selection of fascinating and mould-breaking works by Thomas Adès, with the composer conducting the LSO.
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Thomas Adès
1st Mar 2010by Chris O'Reilly
Simon Rattle conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker (who commissioned the piece) in Tevot, premiered in 2007, and the composer himself conducts the violin concerto Concentric Paths, with its dedicatee Anthony Marwood as soloist.