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Thomas Adès

1971 - Today

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Thomas Joseph Edmund Adès (born 1 March 1971) is a British composer, pianist and conductor. Five compositions by Adès received votes in the 2017 Classic Voice poll of the greatest works of art music since 2000: The Tempest (2004), Violin Concerto (2005), Tevot (2007), In Seven Days (2008), and Polaris (2010). Major recent works include: Dante (2020) and Aquifer (2024). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Thomas Adès is the 1,376th most popular composer (down from 1,317th in 2024), the 5,723rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,730th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular British Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Thomas Adès ranks 1,376 out of 1,451. Before him are John Stainer, Ray Noble, Fred Ebb, Vladimir Jurowski, Stephen Warbeck, and Lennox Berkeley. After him are Raymond Scott, Alexander Goehr, Christopher Chaplin, Oliver Knussen, Olga Neuwirth, and Arne Nordheim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Thomas Adès ranks 403. Before him are José Amavisca, Toshihiro Yamaguchi, Ryan White, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Kristina Orbakaitė, and Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. After him are Mary Joe Fernández, Vitālijs Astafjevs, Sebastian Fitzek, Oscar Camenzind, Fenriz, and Midori.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Adès ranks 5,725 out of 8,785. Before him are Jack Wild (1952), Stephen Warbeck (1953), Lennox Berkeley (1903), Hannah John-Kamen (1989), William Forsell Kirby (1844), and Kieran Trippier (1990). After him are Clive Standen (1981), Andy McNab (1959), P. H. Newby (1918), David Thompson (1961), Alfred Bowerman (1873), and Allenby Chilton (1918).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Adès ranks 93. Before him are Monty Norman (1928), George Fenton (1950), John Stainer (1840), Ray Noble (1903), Stephen Warbeck (1953), and Lennox Berkeley (1903). After him are Oliver Knussen (1952), Alan Bush (1900), George Butterworth (1885), Elisabeth Lutyens (1906), John Murphy (1965), and William Alwyn (1905).

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