John Adams conducts John Adams (2015): cast, story & where to watch
2015 · Film
Released in 2015, John Adams conducts John Adams is a music film directed by Dick Kuijs, running about 98 minutes.
What it’s about. Like many of John Adams’ operas, Doctor Atomic is based on recent world historical events—here, the effusive Robert Oppenheimer, “father of the atomic bomb,” anxiously awaits the bomb’s first test in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Adams adapted the work into a symphony, comprising its three main acts. In the second half of the program, Adams conducts his 2015 violin concerto, Scheherazade.2, which restages the tale of the One Thousand and One Nights heroine as a strong woman navigating a patriarchial society, incarnated by the solo violin part. The work was composed specifically for Canadian-American virtuoso Leila Josefowicz and co-commissioned by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, who perform it to perfection. The evening then closes out with Tromba Lontana, an orchestral fanfare written to mark the 150th anniversary of Texas’s independence from Mexico in 1836.
Who’s in it. John Adams conducts John Adams stars Leila Josefowicz as Solo violin and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch John Adams conducts John Adams page.
If you liked it. Fans of John Adams conducts John Adams tend to enjoy Whiplash, Coco, Green Book and The Legend of 1900.
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- Where can I watch John Adams conducts John Adams (2015)?
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- Who stars in John Adams conducts John Adams?
- John Adams conducts John Adams stars Leila Josefowicz and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
- When was John Adams conducts John Adams released?
- John Adams conducts John Adams was released in 2015, with a runtime of about 98 minutes.