Man of Many Talents
Donald Macleod asks Thomas Adès about his forays into performing and taking up roles as music director for Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and the Aldeburgh Festival.
Donald Macleod asks Thomas Adès about his forays into performing and taking up roles as music director for Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and the Aldeburgh Festival. Thomas also reveals his compulsion to revisit and edit his scores - sometimes years after they were first composed.
Mazurka for piano, Op 27 No 2
Thomas Adès, piano
The Tempest (Act 3, excerpt)
Ian Bostridge (Caliban), tenor
Cyndia Sieden (Ariel), soprano
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Thomas Adès, conductor
Lieux retrouvés (Les champs)
Steven Isserlis, cello
Thomas Adès, piano
Violin Concerto
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Â鶹Éç Philharmonic
John Storgårds, conductor
Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face (excerpt)
Thomas Adès, piano
In Seven Days (excerpt)
Nicholas Hodges, piano
London Sinfonietta
Thomas Adès, conductor
Produced by Luke Whitlock
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Thomas Adès
Mazurka, Op.27, No.2
Performer: Thomas Adès.- EMI : 088-560 2.
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Thomas Adès
The Tempest, Act 3, Sc 5: Who was here
Singer: Ian Bostridge. Singer: Cyndia Sieden. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Thomas Adès.- EMI 6952342.
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Thomas Adès
Lieux retrouvés (Les champs)
Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Thomas Adès.- HYPERION : CDA-67948.
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Thomas Adès
Violin Concerto
Performer: Christian Tetzlaff. Orchestra: Â鶹Éç Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John StorgÃ¥rds.- ONDINE : ODE-14802.
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Thomas Adès
Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face (4th mvt)
Performer: Thomas Adès.- WARNER : 0885602.
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Thomas Adès
In Seven Days (Mvts 3 - 7)
Performer: Nicolas Hodges. Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: Thomas Adès.- SIGNUM : SIGCD-277.
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Broadcast
- Wed 25 Mar 2026 16:00Â鶹Éç Radio 3
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