An Artist’s Voice: From Sibelius to Adès | Adella

SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5 ADÈS The Exterminating Angel Symphony (Cleveland Orchestra co-commission; U.S. premiere) Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst Director: Matthew Diamond Music Director Franz Welser-Möst leads The Cleveland Orchestra in a program of works by fiercely individualistic composers Thomas Adès (The Exterminating Angel Symphony) and Jean Sibelius (Symphony No. 5). In interviews, Adès shares the necessity of composing, viewing unwritten pieces to obstacles in his path, and discusses the controlled anarchy and inspiration he finds in Luis Buñuel’s film, The Exterminating Angel, while Welser-Möst shares insights into the elusive and enigmatic qualities of both composers’ music, which transcends fashion, genre, time, and place.