John Adams
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John Adams artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Concerts
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May 12, 2011 Hear the orchestra perform works possessed with the turbulent spirit of war.
August 1, 2008 The celebrated composer conducts his own works on his 60th birthday, sampled cow sounds and all.
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March 31, 2008 Hear the hymn-like Christian Zeal and Activity, performed with "sonic found objects."
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March 25, 2008 Leila Josefowicz performs the award-winning concerto in concert with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
May 19, 2006 PT drifts off the beaten path of the standard repertoire with three compelling piano performances.
August 9, 2005 The St. Louis Symphony celebrates U.S. music, with pieces by Aaron Copland and John Adams.
May 16, 2005 Hailed as a "Copland for the 21st century," John Adams writes music inspired by the American West.
Studio Sessions
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June 30, 2010 Hear the St. Lawrence Quartet play music by Maurice Ravel and John Adams in the WGBH studio.
Interviews & Profiles
September 10, 2011 Adams' Pulitzer-winning piece was composed for the first anniversary of Sept. 11.
June 17, 2011 Opera Theater of St. Louis is tackling the controversial opera 'The Death of Klinghoffer.'
February 17, 2009 The foxtrot Adams wrote as a warm-up for his opera Nixon in China has become a classic.
January 6, 2009 Once dubbed the "Midwife to Postmodernism," Freeman was the force behind many modern masterworks.
October 4, 2008 In a new autobiography, the American composer reveals the history behind his distinctive sound.
January 5, 2007 This 20th-anniversary program highlights great performances and moments of poignancy and levity.
October 7, 2005 The anticipated third opera from John Adams, "Doctor Atomic," premiered Oct. 1 in San Francisco.
Discover Songs
November 16, 2009 We begin our 50 most important recordings of the decade with composer John Adams.
February 17, 2009 The foxtrot Adams wrote as a warm-up for his opera Nixon in China has become a classic.
September 11, 2005 Hear an excerpt from composer John Adams' "On the Transmigration of Souls."
December 27, 2004 Below are the 20 most mentioned songs from both listeners and reviewers with randomly selected c...
News
December 7, 2012 What you want to know this week, from our ten must-hear albums to Brubeck's take on classical.
October 22, 2012 John Adams' first opera premiered 25 years ago today at Houston Grand Opera. Watch an excerpt.
March 30, 2012 Yiddish- and English-speaking mavericks, students too cool for middle school and much more.
March 9, 2012 Getting inside music, weighing 'Klinghoffer,' stealing in Spain and much more.
January 10, 2011 The L.A. Philharmonic's uneven debut cinecast proved that the orchestra is still the star.
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May 22, 2009 Hear five musical expressions of uncommon power and beauty, reminding listeners of what we've lost.
January 6, 2009 Once dubbed the "Midwife to Postmodernism," Freeman was the force behind many modern masterworks.
February 14, 2005 NPRÂ’s Performance Today presents a wrap-up of this year's classical music winners.
Reviews
March 27, 2012 Hear an excerpt from a brilliant new recording of music by one of today's most essential composers.
More Stories
April 7, 2013 NPR Classical's Tom Huizenga spins an eclectic set of new classical releases.
November 1, 2012 Watch excerpts from contemporary operas that grapple with today's top political issues head-on.
September 25, 2007 The versatile singer stretches boundaries, enriching the landscape of contemporary music.
November 27, 2012 The All Songs hosts can't hear it all, so they caught up on great 2012 records with NPR colleagues.
May 9, 2012 From rugged individualism to visionary technologies, American opera forges a distinct repertoire.
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March 23, 2012 An evening with Michael Tilson Thomas, John Adams, Meredith Monk and Jeremy Denk.
December 14, 2011 Hear what happens when the natural male speaking voice turns to song in this baritone bonanza.
August 24, 2011 A lighthearted look at some musical rumblings.
December 22, 2008 Author Tom Moon offers an alternative list of winter music for those sick of holiday songs.
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July 1, 2008 WNYC host John Schaefer picks five summer road songs, suitable for escaping urban life.
