Five Spells from The Tempest

Instrumentation

3(II&III=picc).3.3.3(III=cbsn) – 4331 – timp – per(4):glsp/tgl/clash cym/susp.cym/sheet metal/tam-t/small whip/3 SD/geophone/BD – upright piano – strings (double basses require low B extension)

Commission

Co-commissioned by Dresdner Musikfestspiele (for the London Philharmonic Orchestra), and Cleveland Orchestra; Franz Welser-Möst, Music Director

Availability

Score and parts in preparation

Scores and publication

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Upcoming performances

• 4 March 2027 — Symphony Hall (Birmingham, United Kingdom) (19:30) — United Kingdom — Composer

Previous performances

• 2 September 2025 — Royal Albert Hall (London, United Kingdom) (19:30) — United Kingdom — Composer, Conductor
• 11 February 2024 — Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, CA, USA) — USA — Composer, Conductor
• 10 February 2024 — Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles (20:00) — USA — Composer, Conductor
• 9 February 2024 — Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, CA, USA) — USA — Composer, Conductor
• 1 April 2023 — Severance Hall (Cleveland, OH, USA) (20:00) — USA — Composer, Conductor
• 31 March 2023 — Severance Hall (Cleveland, OH, USA) (11:00) — USA — Composer, Conductor
• 30 March 2023 — Severance Hall (Cleveland, OH, USA) (19:30) — USA — Composer, Conductor
• 22 February 2023 — Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London (19:30) — United Kingdom — Composer, Conductor
• 30 May 2022 — Kulturpalast (Dresden, Sachsen, Germany) — Germany — Composer

Recordings

• Thomas Adès: Orchestral Suites — 2025 — LPO (LPO–0131)