Interview
John Adams in conversation with Sarah Willis John Adams conducts John Adams
John Adams is one of the best-known composers of minimal music – although on occasion he mixes it with a decidedly melodious, sometimes almost late-Romantic tonal language. In the 2016/17 season, Adams was the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Composer in Residence and made his debut conducting the orchestra in this concert. The programme included his famous Harmonielehre and the violin concerto Scheherazade.2 with soloist Leila Josefowicz.
Berliner Philharmoniker
John Adams
Leila Josefowicz
© 2016 Berlin Phil Media GmbH
Related interviews
Artists
Our recommendations
- Juanjo Mena makes his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker
- Paavo Järvi conducts Beethoven and a world premiere
- Jean-Christophe Spinosi and Philippe Jaroussky
- Susanna Mälkki conducts “Bluebeard’s Castle”
- Mikko Franck conducts Ravel’s “L’Enfant et les sortilèges”
- Kirill Petrenko conducts Shostakovich’s Eighth Symphony