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Also known as Thomas Joseph Edmund Adès

British composer, pianist and conductor

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Thomas
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
London
Occupation
music educator
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
performing arts
Genre
opera
Instrument
piano
Record label
EMI Classics
Official website
www.thomasades.com
Image
Orchestree de L´opéra National de Paris011 (54749668116).jpg
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name in native language
Thomas Adès
date of birth
1971-03-01
Commons category
Thomas Adès
start of work period
1990-00-00
social media followers
6835
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Encyclopedic overview

Adès conducting the Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris (2025) Thomas Joseph Edmund Adès CBE (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).

Biography

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