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First transmitted in 2001, minimalist composer John Adams talks about his career to conductor Charles Hazlewood, as his opera, El Nino, prepares to open in Paris. (2001) Show more
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Stephen Johnson explores John Adams' Doctor Atomic Symphony, which the composer drew from his opera Doctor Atomic, about the work of the Manhattan Project in 1950s America. Show more
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Stephen Johnson explores the dark, jazz-inflected world of John Adams's orchestral paean to the film noir, and post-war Hollywood. Show more
An intricate tapestry of sound, with bright vocal threads and driving brass and percussion rhythms. Featuring the BBC Proms Youth Choir.
Radio 3's Tom Service introduces John Adams – the composer who wants it all; and whose music comes with a health warning… It’s addictive. Show more
Timothy McAllister performs John Adams’s Saxophone Concerto, a piece written for him Show more
Timothy McAllister performs John Adams’s Saxophone Concerto, a piece written for him Show more
Adams's orchestral miniature Short Ride in a Fast Machine pulses with anarchic life Show more
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Louise Fryer hosts a discussion in which writer and broadcaster Rana Mitter and journalist Shuyun Sun debate the political context of John Adams' first opera Nixon in China. Show more
