Thomas Ades Interview
In a rare interview, Tom Service talks to composer Thomas Ades. He's one of the most successful classical composers of his generation and his works are performed all over the world.
In an exclusive and extended interview, Tom Service talks to British composer Thomas Adès. Perhaps one of the most brilliant and successful classical composers of his generation, he's still under 40 years old. His dazzling and communicative operas - on the scandalous life-story of the Duchess of Argyll and Shakespeare's The Tempest - are performed all over the world. His orchestral works and solo pieces are in the repertoire of performers from conductor Simon Rattle to cellist Steven Isserlis, but he has not given a full-length interview for British radio in many years. Today's Music Matters is devoted to a conversation with Adès in his home town, London: a revelation of the mystery and magic of a composer at the height of his powers.
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- Sat 15 May 201012:15BBC Radio 3
- Wed 7 Sep 201121:15BBC Radio 3
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