“John Adams is arguably one of the best composer-conductors since Benjamin Britten...”
– Gramophone Magazine
A frequent guest on the podium of the world’s most esteemed orchestras, John Adams has made a reputation for his innovative programs and vibrant performances with a repertory ranging from Haydn and Beethoven, through Debussy and Stravinsky to Ives, Copland, Zappa, Reich and Ellington.
Adams has appeared as guest conductor with, among others, the New York Philharmonic, The Cleveland Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony. Among smaller ensembles, he has often directed and toured with the London Sinfonietta (with whom he made two CD’s of his own music), the Ensemble Modern, and the Orchestra of Saint Luke’s. A popular presence at the BBC Proms, Adams in his role as Artist in Residence with the BBC Symphony Orchestra frequently conducts live broadcast and televised concerts at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
As part of his fiftieth birthday celebrations, Adams led the Dutch Houdini Big Band in a concert of classic arrangements by Miles Davis, Gil Evans and Duke Ellington in the Concertgebouw of Amsterdam.
In the past season Adams conducted programs of his own music along with works by Sibelius and Britten with both the Montreal and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestras. In March of 2010 he will return by invitation to the London Symphony Orchestra for a two-week residency at the Barbican Center that includes the European premiere of his City Noir, as well as music by Sibelius, Ravel, Debussy and the Stravinsky Piano Concerto with soloist Jeremy Denk.
As the newly appointed Creative Chair of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, John Adams will conduct that orchestra each season in both subscription concerts and in the orchestra’s provocative Green Umbrella concerts. In November of 2009 he leads Philharmonic at Disney Hall in performances featuring violinist Leila Josefowicz playing his concerto for electric violin, The Dharma at Big Sur.
John Adams will make his Metropolitan Opera debut in February of 2011 with seven performances of Nixon in China.
For US engagements John Adams is represented by Ed Yim at IMG Artists
For European engagements contact Jane Brown at Harrison-Parrott Ltd
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