John Adams

Featuring

Paavo Järvi
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
John Adams

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Composer's Artistic Vision

John Adams does not categorize his music into a single style, incorporating diverse influences like pop, rock, and jazz, and critically engaging with musical heritage.

Performer Biography

Paavo Järvi, the Music Director of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, studied percussion and conducting in his native Tallinn before his family emigrated to the United States in 1980.

Performer Biography

Paavo Järvi continued his studies with Leonard Bernstein in Los Angeles and became Principal Conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in 2001, the first of many international posts.

Recording & Production

This album is one of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich's first recording projects with Music Director Paavo Järvi, following albums dedicated to Messiaen and Tchaikovsky.

Composer's Artistic Vision

John Adams' compositional process involves a strict daily schedule and working in identically set up studios in his home in Berkeley and a cottage in the redwood forest.

Composer's Artistic Vision

John Adams states that his writing is motivated by his experience of the world, and he incorporates significant contemporary events into his works.

Composer Biography

John Adams, one of the most important contemporary composers, discovered his love of music as a child, learning clarinet from his jazz musician father and beginning to compose at age eleven.