Adams conducts Adams
Two monumental masterpieces, eclectic but above all epic.
What kind of world do we want to live in? A month before the U.S. elections, John Adams conducts two modern classics that ask that question poignantly. Flaming with energy, in loud tone and with a fearless embrace of tonality, De Staat and Harmonielehre triggered an earthquake half a century ago. Unabatedly topical, they now make us feel what is at stake in these times.
Programme & performers
Andriessen De Staat
Adams Harmonielehre

Flaming with energy

John Adams's Harmonielehre is one of the most significant and sophisticated commentaries on and embodiments of symphonic thinking of the late 20th century.