Composer
Thomas Adès
British composer, pianist and conductor
b. 1971
6 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1971
- Birthplace
- London
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Thomas Joseph Edmund Adès (born 1 March 1971) is a British composer, pianist and conductor. Five compositions by Adès received votes in the 2017 Classic Voice poll of the greatest works of art music since 2000: The Tempest (2004), Violin Concerto (2005), Tevot (2007), In Seven Days (2008), and Polaris (2010). Major recent works include: Dante (2020) and Aquifer (2024).
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; pianist; conductor; music educator
- Education
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama; King's College; University College School; St John's College
- Career institutions / employers
- Royal Academy of Music
- Instruments played
- piano
- Genres
- opera
- Notable works
- Totentanz; Asyla; Chamber Symphony
- Awards
- Léonie Sonning Music Prize; Grammy Awards; Ernst von Siemens Music Prize; Stoeger Prize; Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition; Commander of the Order of the British Empire; National Dance Awards; BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award; Classic Brit Awards
- Official website
- http://www.thomasades.com
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 85313314
- ISNI
- 0000000121420539
- GND ID
- 129843970
- Library of Congress ID
- no96016652
- MusicBrainz ID
- 7f557db7-8e75-434a-b96f-41b7873ce044
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Orchestra
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| America - A Prophecy Op.2 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Tempest | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Living Toys | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| ...But All Shall Be Well | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Darknesse Visible | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Chamber Symphony Op.2 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 85313314. Portrait: Quincena Musical, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.