JoAnn Falletta is on the podium to lead the Buffalo Philharmonic in "Short Ride in a Fast Machine," by John Adams (b. 1947). We're in concert at the Buffalo Philharmonic's home, Kleinhans Music Hall.

Conductor Simon RattleFrom a new recording by conductor Simon Rattle and the City of Birmingham Symphony, among other orchestras, "Short Ride in a Fast Machine," by John Adams. Rattle's newest ...

Composer John Adams recalls the inauspicious premiere of one of his most popular works, "A Short Ride in a Fast Machine," which the Houston Symphony performs Sunday afternoon. "The first performance ...

Experience a journey like no other, from the exhilarating pace of John Adams' Short Ride in a Fast Machine to the lush romanticism of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Violin Concerto, brought to life by ...