Thomas Adès ...but all shall be well Bartók Piano Concerto No 1 Thomas Adès These Premises are Alarmed Gerald Barry La Plus Forte (UK premiere) Thomas Adès Dances from 'Powder Her Face'
London Symphony Orchestra Thomas Adès conductor Barbara Hannigan soprano Zoltán Kocsis piano
Thomas Adès is a musical phenomenon: as the New Yorker’s Alex Ross writes, ‘the news that classical music is a dead or dying art hasn’t reached him.’ These Premises Are Alarmed (1996) is a short but thrillingly virtuosic piece, showing off nearly every sound and technique in the orchestra, while ... but all shall be well (1993) was his first piece for a large orchestra. Bartók’s driving First Piano Concerto completes the programme.