thomas adès

English - English

Definition of thomas adès in English English dictionary

born March 1, 1971, London, Eng. British composer. Trained as a pianist at the Guildhall School, he later attended King's College, Cambridge. Initial recognition came for his virtuoso piano playing, but he started to write music in 1990 (Five Eliot Landscapes) and was instantly acclaimed as a major composer for his inventiveness and remarkably assured technique. His controversial opera Powder Her Face (1995), about a 20th-century divorce scandal, attracted international attention, as did his large symphonic work Asyla (1997)

Hyphenation

Thom·as adès

Turkish pronunciation

tämıs eydz

Pronunciation

/ˈtäməs ˈādz/ /ˈtɑːməs ˈeɪdz/