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Biography
John Adams is an American musician, conductor, and music composer. Together with Steve Reich, Philip Glass and Terry Riley, he is one of the most famous representatives of minimal music.
Awards & recognition
- Dresdner Musikfestspiel-Preis · 2021
- Erasmus Prize · 2019
- Officer of Arts and Letters · 2015
- Pulitzer Prize — Music · 2003
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences · 1997
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- Grawemeyer Award — Music Composition · 1995
- Grawemeyer Awards · 1995
- Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Chamber-Scale Composition) · 1994
- Grammy Awards · 1989
- Classic Brit Awards
- Ditson Conductor's Award
- Harvard Centennial Medal
- Rome Prize
- Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards
- Pulitzer Prize — Music · 2014 · nominated
- Pulitzer Prize — Music · 1998 · nominated
