Adams Violin Concerto

Adams Violin Concerto

"Adams Violin Concerto" is a ballet made by Peter Martins, New York City Ballet's balletmaster in chief to eponymous music from 1994 by John Adams, commissioned jointly by the Minnesota Orchestra and City Ballet. The ballet premiere took place June 1, 1995, at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center; the third movement was danced earlier under the title "X-Ray".

Original cast

*Darci Kistler

*Wendy Whelan

*Jock Soto

*Nikolaj Hübbe

*Nilas Martins

External links

* [http://www.nycballet.com NYCB website]

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0DE1DA1639F930A35755C0A963958260 NY Times review by Anna Kisselgoff, June 3, 1995]

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE1DF1E39F931A35754C0A963958260 NY Times article by Anna Kisselgoff, July 2, 1995]


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