- Monday, February 10, 7:30 PM
- The Menil Collection
- 1533 Sul Ross ST, Houston TX 77006
A Conversation with composer Thomas Adès, visual artist Tacita Dean, and Sarah Rothenberg, artistic director of DACAMERA
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Tacita Dean: Blind Folly
DACAMERA and The Menil Collection welcome distinguished composer Thomas Adès, CBE, in his first Houston appearance. Recognized the world over as one of today’s greatest living composers, Adès is also active as pianist and conductor, having led award-winning performances of his operas The Exterminating Angel and The Tempest at Metropolitan Opera and beyond. His most recent Grammy Award was for The Dante Project, a collaborative ballet with visuals by artist Tacita Dean.
Thomas Adès in conversation with visual artist Tacita Dean and DACAMERA Artistic Director Sarah Rothenberg about his work and sources of inspiration and the collaboration between the two artists. From Dante’s Inferno to Shakespeare to the films of Luis Buñuel, Adès’s unique musical imagination has often been sparked by great works of the past, creating a remarkable dialogue with the culture we inherit. His insights on music, art and literature promise to open the door to the unique alchemy of his music.
RECOMMENDED EVENTS
Thomas Adès: Musical Alchemy
- Tuesday | February 11 | 7:30 PM
- The Menil Collection
In this rare composer portrait, composer and pianist Adès and an ensemble of champions of his music gather to explore his works for solo piano and chamber ensemble, and two of his musical touchstones, Schubert and Janáček.
Alexandre Kantorow, piano
- Tuesday | January 28 | 8:00 PM
- Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center
The winner of the Tchaikovsky Competition, the first French pianist to win the Gold Medal, also receiving the Grand Prix, makes his first Houston appearance with a thrilling program of romantic transformations.
Emi Ferguson, Immanuel Wilkins Quartet, Ruckus
- Friday | February 14 | 7:30 PM
- Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
The shape-shifting baroque ensemble Ruckus and captivating flutist Emi Ferguson are back, joined by one of jazz’s young leading lights, the explosively inventive saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, for music of Telemann and George Lewis, and the world premiere of Roscoe Mitchell’s Metropolis Trilogy.
Metropolis Trilogy by Roscoe Mitchell is a co-commission by Metropolis Ensemble, DACAMERA, Emi Ferguson, the Immanuel Wilkins Quartet and Ruckus. Metropolis Trilogy by Roscoe Mitchell is a Metropolis Ensemble Production.
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Connection
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