Asyla

Asyla
by Thomas Adès
Opus17
PeriodContemporary classical music
GenreOrchestral music
Composed1997 (1997)
PublisherFaber Music
Duration2225 minutes
Movements4
ScoringLarge orchestra
Premiere
Date1 October 1997 (1997-10-01)
LocationSymphony Hall, Birmingham
ConductorSimon Rattle
PerformersCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Asyla, Op. 17, is an orchestral composition by the British composer Thomas Adès. It was finished in 1997 and has been performed widely, especially by the British conductor Simon Rattle. It has been described as a symphony, the third movement being its unacknowledged scherzo.