September 5, 2008
Classical
Critic's choice: Thomas Ades
For her inaugural season as music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop is showcasing
several composers she calls the "Beethovens of today."
She is turning the podium over to some of them. A case
in point is Thomas Ades, who will make his BSO debut
in May. The 36-year-old British composer has been upsetting the norm for more than 15 years. (His first
opera, Powder Her Face, would have been banned for
indecency not too many decades ago.) His intricate Violin Concerto from 2005, with soloist Anthony Marwood,
promises a bracing experience. Ades will conduct his
concerto, as well as two symphonies by Beethoven.
The performances are at 8 p.m. May 15-16 at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St., and May 17 at
the Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane,
North Bethesda. Call 410-783-8000 or go to bsomusic.org.
Tim Smith
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