Age, Biography and Wiki

John Adams is an American composer, conductor, and teacher. He is one of the most influential and widely performed composers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Adams has composed for orchestra, chamber ensemble, opera, and film. He has won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Music, the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition, and the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition. Adams was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and grew up in New England. He studied composition at Harvard University and the Juilliard School. He has taught at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Harvard University, and the University of California, Berkeley. Adams has composed over fifty works, including operas, symphonies, concertos, chamber music, and film scores. His works have been performed by major orchestras and ensembles around the world. He has also written extensively on music and its history. Adams is currently the Creative Chair for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He is also the founder and artistic director of the San Francisco-based new music ensemble, the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players.

Popular As John Coolidge Adams
Occupation music_department,soundtrack,composer
Age 76 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 15 February 1947
Birthday 15 February
Birthplace Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Nationality United States

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 15 February. He is a member of famous Music Department with the age 76 years old group.

John Adams Height, Weight & Measurements

At 76 years old, John Adams height not available right now. We will update John Adams's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.

Physical Status
Height Not Available
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Who Is John Adams's Wife?

His wife is Deborah O'Grady (? - ?) ( 2 children)

Family
Parents Not Available
Wife Deborah O'Grady (? - ?) ( 2 children)
Sibling Not Available
Children Not Available

John Adams Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is John Adams worth at the age of 76 years old? John Adams’s income source is mostly from being a successful Music Department. He is from United States. We have estimated John Adams's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2023 Under Review
Net Worth in 2022 Pending
Salary in 2022 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income Music Department

John Adams Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook
Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

1995

Winner of the 1995 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition for his composition "Violin Concerto" (1993).

1987

With director Peter Sellars he worked on an opera based on former president Richard Nixon's trip to the People's Republic of China in February 1972. The principal figures include Nixon, his wife Pat Nixon, Zedong Mao and his wife, Qing Jiang, Enlai Zhou, and Henry Kissinger, not as political cartoons but as "mythological characters of our time." The world premiere was held on October 22, 1987. Later, Adams wrote another opera based on the Palestinian hijacking of the luxury cruise ship Achille Lauro in October 1985.

1972

Taught at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music from 1972 - 1982.

1969

He was the first Harvard undergraduate to be allowed to submit a musical composition as his required senior thesis; he earned an A.B. degree, magna cum laude, in 1969.

1947

John Adams was born on February 15, 1947 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA as John Coolidge Adams.