Thomas Adès conducts the New York Philharmonic.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
Thomas Adès is at the front rank of today's contemporary composers, thanks to bad-boy operas like Powder Her Face and The Tempest. On Thursday night, before a packed house that included Icelandic singer Björk and Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb, Mr. Adès led the New York Philharmonic for the first time, conducting the New York premiere of his cantata Totentanz with early compositions by Beethoven and Berlioz.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
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| Carry a big stick: Thomas Adès conducts Totentanz. Photo from the premiere of Totentanz at the Proms, from the Royal Albert Hall. |
Thomas Adès is at the front rank of today's contemporary composers, thanks to bad-boy operas like Powder Her Face and The Tempest. On Thursday night, before a packed house that included Icelandic singer Björk and Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb, Mr. Adès led the New York Philharmonic for the first time, conducting the New York premiere of his cantata Totentanz with early compositions by Beethoven and Berlioz.
