John Adams's "Doctor Atomic" Symphony to Receive NY Premiere at Carnegie Hall

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Nonesuch wishes John Adams a very happy birthday today. He'll be in town this weekend for the New York premiere of his Doctor Atomic Symphony at Carnegie Hall on Saturday. The work is based on orchestral music from Adams's 2005 opera Doctor Atomic, which depicts the final hours leading to the detonation of the first atomic bomb. The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, led by David Robertson, will perform the piece; the ensemble gave the North American premiere last week in St. Louis. 

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Nonesuch wishes John Adams a very happy birthday today. He'll be in town this weekend for the New York premiere of his Doctor Atomic Symphony at Carnegie Hall on Saturday at 8 PM. The work is based on orchestral music from Adams's 2005 opera Doctor Atomic, which depicts the final hours leading to the detonation of the first atomic bomb. The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, led by David Robertson, will perform the piece; the ensemble gave the North American premiere last week in St. Louis. Also on the program: Brahms's Tragic Overture, Berg's Violin Concerto with Christian Tetzlaff, and Sibelius's Tapiola.

Prior to the concert, the composer and the conductor will be joined by Carnegie Hall's director of artistic planning, Jeremy Geffen, in a pre-concert talk, free to all ticketed concertgoers, at 7 PM. For more information, visit carnegiehall.org. To hear a clip from Doctor Atomic Symphony, visit earbox.com.

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  • Thursday, February 14, 2008
    John Adams's "Doctor Atomic" Symphony to Receive NY Premiere at Carnegie Hall
    Deborah O'Grady

    Nonesuch wishes John Adams a very happy birthday today. He'll be in town this weekend for the New York premiere of his Doctor Atomic Symphony at Carnegie Hall on Saturday at 8 PM. The work is based on orchestral music from Adams's 2005 opera Doctor Atomic, which depicts the final hours leading to the detonation of the first atomic bomb. The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, led by David Robertson, will perform the piece; the ensemble gave the North American premiere last week in St. Louis. Also on the program: Brahms's Tragic Overture, Berg's Violin Concerto with Christian Tetzlaff, and Sibelius's Tapiola.

    Prior to the concert, the composer and the conductor will be joined by Carnegie Hall's director of artistic planning, Jeremy Geffen, in a pre-concert talk, free to all ticketed concertgoers, at 7 PM. For more information, visit carnegiehall.org. To hear a clip from Doctor Atomic Symphony, visit earbox.com.

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