Thomas Adès

Donald Macleod talks to British composer, pianist and conductor Thomas Adès. Music featured: Hotel Suite from Powder Her Face Gefriolsae Me, Op 3B Arcadiana Chamber Symphony …but all shall be well Powder Her Face Still Sorrowing Asyla Concerto Conciso The Tempest Lieux retrouvés (Les champs) Violin Concerto Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face In Seven Days The Four Quarters Totentanz Coffee-Spoon Cavatina Alchymia Blanca Variations Növények Concerto for piano and orchestra Aquifer Produced by Luke Whitlock. For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Thomas Adès: And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here:

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Thomas Adès is an episode from Composer of the Week by BBC.

This episode is 61:28 long.

This episode was published on Mar 27, 2026.

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