Born in London in 1971; Thomas Adès is a composer, pianist and conductor. He studied piano at the Guildhall School of Music and music at King’s College in Cambridge and also studied with György Kurtag. His operas “Powder Her Face” (1995), “The Tempest” (2004, Royal Opera House London) and “The Exterminating Angel” (2016, Salzburger Festspiele) stand alongside works for orchestra, chamber music and piano. For “Asyla” he received the Grawemeyer Award, and in 2015 the Léonie-Sonning-Musikpreis; the recording of “The Tempest” was awarded a Grammy in 2014. He was Composer in Residence of the Hallé Orchestra, Music Director of the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and artistic director of the Aldeburgh Festival; since 2016 he has been Artistic Partner of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In 2017 Cybele released the album Thomas Adès: String Quartets, Piano Quintet.
Thomas Adès
Composer
Recordings on Cybele
Concert calendar
7 Nov 2026
The Happenstancers – Court Studies from The Tempest / Darknesse Visible(opens in a new tab)
19 Nov 2026
20 Nov 2026
20 Nov 2026
23 Nov 2026
10 Jan 2027
Mark Simpson, Anthony Marwood, Alexei Kenney, Yura Lee, Richard Lester(opens in a new tab)
20 Jan 2027
19:30
21 Jan 2027
20:00
22 Jan 2027
20:00
23 Jan 2027
19:30
31 Jan 2027
4 Mar 2027
19:30
Thomas Adès; Members from The Hallé Orchestra; Sean Shibe; Anna Dennis(opens in a new tab)
14 May 2027
WDR Sinfonieorchester / Jukka-Pekka Saraste – Thomas Adès: Violin Concerto(opens in a new tab)
