![]() ![]() “My whole body feels like it’s had a workout. The program the two selected to play, which includes the Adès premiere, and two-piano works by Ligeti, Nancarrow and Messiaen, also is taxing for Cheng. “He makes such a huge sound at the piano.”Īdès admits that the four pieces he and Cheng will play are taking their toll in rehearsal: “We played through the whole thing the other day, and I have to be a bit careful that I literally don’t bruise my fingers by the end of the night.” To hear Adès play the piano in concert is a particular delight - Times music critic Mark Swed described Adès’ technique at a 2006 Piano Spheres recital as “big and bold.”Ĭheng concurs with that assessment. ![]() The in-demand composer, besides being on a deadline for his opera, also performs regularly at major international venues as both a conductor and pianist. The years just evaporate,” he says in astonishment. “It takes me so long to write these operas. “It’s been in the air, I’d say, for at least five years. “Maybe two or three years.”Ĭheng corrects him. “Sue and I had been talking for a while,” Adès says. ![]()
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