On November 28, 2019, King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and Princess Beatrix attended Erasmus Prize 2019 ceremony of The Praemium Erasmianum Foundation, held at Amsterdam Royal Palace. King Willem-Alexander presented Erasmus 2019 Prize to American composer and conductor John Adams. John Coolidge Adams (born Feb. 15, 1947, Worcester, Massachusetts) is an American composer, clarinetist, and conductor of classical music and opera, with strong roots in minimalism. |