After the pianist, Vikingur Olafsson, asked for a concerto over beers, the composer, John Adams, wrote “After the Fall,” ...

Then there is the music: colourful, lush, grand and intimate, vast and deeply personal all at the same time. The composer ...

David Robertson, conducting the world premiere of John Adams’ piano concerto “After the Fall” in Davies Symphony Hall this ...

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Prelude in C Minor packs a speedy punch with its rich, complex, repetitive layers. That piece is not unlike the work of the Bay Area’s John Adams, one of the most influential ...

But the Motion Picture Academy already narrowed things down in several categories when shortlists were announced on Dec. 17.