Category: Concert Reviews

Chicago, August 20 & 21, 2008

Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago, IL August 20 & 21, 2008 The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS Yo-Yo Ma, Cello ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’

Chicago, August 1, 2008

Ravinia Festival Pavillion, Chicago, IL August 1, 2008 The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel Kunzel 30th Anniversary Celebration – John Williams Tribute

Tanglewood, July 26, 2008

Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, MA July 26, 2008 The Boston Pops Orchestra Conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS Steven Spielberg, narrator ‘Film Night at Tanglewood’

Washington DC, July 20, 2008

Marine Band Concert Hall John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC July 20, 2008 “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band Conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS

Tanglewood, July 18, 2009

Preceded by an introduction by Frank Langella, John Williams conducted the main theme from his score to Dracula as an encore last night in Tanglewood.

Washington DC, May 4, 2008

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC May 4, 2008 The National Symphony Orchestra Conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS With Hosts Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg The 2008 Kennedy Center Spring Gala: ‘The Art of Film Music’

Detroit, April 11, 2008 (Rehearsal)

A report by Dan Szwarc: I was unable to attend the actual concert because tickets were sold out, but a friend who plays the oboe in the DSO was able to get me into theopen rehearsal the day before. It was free.

Detroit, April 11, 2008

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Special Event ‘An Evening with John Williams’ Friday, April 11, 2008 John Williams, conductor