Composer John Adams turns 70 on February 15, 2017, and performances are in place around the world to celebrate this landmark anniversary throughout the 2016–2017 season, beginning with the German premiere of Scheherazade.2, in which he leads the Berliner Philharmoniker and violinist Leila Josefowicz this weekend, and culminating with the world premiere of his Girls of the Golden West staged by San Francisco Opera in November 2017. Click here for more.









