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Thomas Adès

British composer, pianist and conductor · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Born 1971 · age 55

Thomas Joseph Edmund Adès 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).

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2022BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge AwardAward2018Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward2015Léonie Sonning Music PrizeAward2000Grawemeyer Award for Music CompositionAward1999Ernst von Siemens Music PrizeAward1998Stoeger PrizeAward1971Born1 March 1971

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Awards

BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award2022
Commander of the Order of the British Empire2018
Léonie Sonning Music Prize2015
Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition2000
Ernst von Siemens Music Prize1999
Stoeger Prize1998
Grammy Awards
National Dance Awards
Classic Brit Awards

About this person

Major recent works include: Dante (2020) and Aquifer (2024).

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1971 · age 55

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Anthony Roth CostanzoAlso in The Exterminating Angel (2024)Gustávo DudamelBoth received Classic Brit AwardsKaija SaariahoBoth received Stoeger PrizeChaya CzernowinBoth received Ernst von Siemens Music PrizeBirgit NilssonBoth received Léonie Sonning Music Prize