Adams Violin Concerto is a ballet made by Peter Martins, New York City Ballet's official master in chief, set to 1994 eponymous music by John Adams. The "space age quintet" ballet was commissioned jointly by the Minnesota Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, and City Ballet.
The Adams Violin Concerto ballet premiere, the first time John Adams' concerto was heard in Manhattan, took place on 1 June 1995 at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center; the third movement was danced earlier under the title X-Ray.
Original cast
References
- Adams Violin Concerto, New York City Ballet, retrieved 4 July 2024
- Dance Review: Contrasts and Passions In a Premiere, The New York Times, 3 June 1995, retrieved 4 July 2024
- Dance View: City Ballet, At the Boiling Point, The New York Times, 2 July 1995, retrieved 4 July 2024
- X-Ray, New York City Ballet, retrieved 4 July 2024