Air

Instrumentation

2.2.2.2(II=cfte or cbsn) – 2000 – timp – per(3): crotale/glockenspiel/2 tuned gongs/mar/tambourine/tam-t/wood chimes/BD – harp – pno – strings

Commission

Commissioned by Roche as part of ROCHE COMMISSIONS for Lucerne Festival

Co-commissioned by Anne-Sophie Mutter, Carnegie Hall and Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Availability

Score available on special sale from the hire library. Parts available for hire.

Scores and publication

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Upcoming performances

• 5 May 2027 — Concert Hall, Lighthouse, Poole (19:30) — United Kingdom — Composer, Conductor

Previous performances

• 27 August 2026 — Suntory Hall (Tokyo, Japan) — Japan — Composer
• 21 March 2026 — The Palladium at the Centre for Performing Arts (Carmel, USA) — USA — Composer
• 5 December 2025 — Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum (Prague, Czech Republic) (19:30) — Czech Republic — Composer, Conductor
• 4 December 2025 — Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum (Prague, Czech Republic) (19:30) — Czech Republic — Composer, Conductor
• 3 December 2025 — Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum (Prague, Czech Republic) (19:30) — Czech Republic — Composer, Conductor
• 27 September 2025 — Grand Auditorium, Maison de Radio France (Paris, France) — France — Composer
• 19 September 2025 — Sala Mare a Palatului (Bucharest, Romania) — Romania — Composer
• 27 November 2024 — BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
• 26 November 2024 — Royal Concert Hall (Nottingham, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer
• 21 November 2024 — Bridgewater Hall (Manchester, United Kingdom) (19:30) — United Kingdom — Composer, Conductor
• 30 May 2024 — Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre (London, United Kingdom) — United Kingdom — Composer, Conductor
• 18 May 2024 — Gewandhaus (Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany) — Germany — Composer
• 17 May 2024 — Gewandhaus (Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany) — Germany — Composer
• 25 April 2023 — Carnegie Hall (New York City, NY, USA) — USA — Composer
• 22 April 2023 — Boston Symphony Hall (Boston, USA) — USA — Composer
• 21 April 2023 — Boston Symphony Hall (Boston, USA) — USA — Composer
• 20 April 2023 — Boston Symphony Hall (Boston, USA) — USA — Composer
• 27 August 2022 — Konzertsaal, KKL Luzern (Lucerne, Switzerland) — Switzerland — Composer
• 26 August 2022 — Konzertsaal, KKL Luzern (Lucerne, Switzerland) — Switzerland — Composer

Recordings

• Adès Conducts: Kurtág, Adès, Tippett — 2026 — Hallé (CDHLL7573)
• East Meets West — 2026 — Alpha (ALPHA1244)