The John Adams’ Doctor Atomic Symphony (2007) may not be familiar to some, but the story is that of the movie Oppenheimer. That is, the story of U.S. physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “father of the atomic bomb,” and the moral struggle and moral injury of decisions made regarding its use. The opera boasts one of the most beautiful arias by a contemporary composer. For the symphony, that aria becomes a trumpet solo that’s absolutely gorgeous and heartbreaking. The end of Doctor Atomic is another one of those moments in music that gives us hope.

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Rachmaninoff & Rhapsody in Blue

The Bushnell

Scheherazade And Butterfly Lovers Concerto

Cannon Center For The Performing Arts

University of Memphis

Multi-award-winning trumpeter Sergei Nakariakov is one of today’s most brilliant musicians, but even he is put through his paces by the madcap virtuosity of Jörg Widmann’s thrilling whirlwind of a trumpet concerto, Ad Absurdum. The same composer plays affectionate games with Beethoven in his zany Con Brio, while American minimalist John Adams reimagines classic cartoon scores in his flamboyantly virtuosic Chamber Concerto.

Adams

Events

Past events

6 - 8 Jun, 2025

Rachmaninoff & Rhapsody in Blue · Hartford Symphony Orchestra

15 - 16 Mar, 2025

Scheherazade And Butterfly Lovers Concerto · Memphis Symphony Orchestra

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