Thomas Adès, one of the leading British composers of his generation, wrote Lieux retrouvés (“Places Rediscovered”) for cello and piano in 2009 for Steven Isserlis. Drawing on a wide range of influences, the piece's four movements evoke a series of landscapes—from still waters and mountain paths to a field at nighttime—before culminating in the finale, seen here in this clip. Isserlis described the finale, subtitled Cancan macabre, as “all brilliant lights, flirtatious naughtiness and grotesque o

‘I really wanted to hear the music on its own, independent of voices or words or drama’. Composer Thomas Adès talks about how his new Powder Her Face Suite (reworking music from his 1995 opera) came into being. Hear it next Wednesday 11 April at Southbank Centre! 🎟️ https://lpo.uk/2uRG1vY | London Philharmonic Orchestra

Thomas Adès - Piano Concerto - Kirill Gerstein, piano - Boston Symphony Orchestra #thomasades | History of Music

Watch this excerpt of Thomas Adès’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, and hear the New York premiere, performed with the composer leading the Boston Symphony Orchestra and pianist Kirill Gerstein, on March 20. http://bit.ly/2VXzWah | Carnegie Hall

Pianist Yuja Wang at David Geffen Hall performing Einojuhani Rautavaara’s Piano Concerto with the New York Phil conducted by Thomas Adès 👗 #atelierrosemarieumetsu | ATELIER ROSEMARIE UMETSU