On May 17, 18 & 19, 2012, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin will perform John Williams’ Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (full details at the orchestra’s website). A complete list of concerts where Williams’ film music is performed can…
Category: Concert Works
Williams’ ‘La Jolla Quartet’ Premieres August 19
John Williams’ chamber piece for violin, cello, clarinet and harp will be premiered at the La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest on Friday, August 19. Written for the festival’s music director, violinist Cho-Liang Lin, the quartet will be performed along with works by…
New Recording of Williams’ Violin Concerto Released Digitally
Naxos has released a new recording of John Williams’ Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, featuring Detroit Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Emmanuelle Boisvert on violin. The Violin Concerto is the second of three exclusive recordings of Williams concert works on the Naxos label…
New Brass and Percussion Recording Featuring Premieres of 3 Pieces by John Williams
San Francisco Symphony member Jonathan Ring reports on a new release by The Bay Brass on the Harmonia Mundi label. The CD is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com – Full track listing and additional info below:
Chicago, November 29, 2003 (Horn Concerto Premiere)
Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago, IL Saturday, November 29, 2003 The Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS Dale Clevenger, Horn Concert Review by ‘Next Spielberg’ John Williams’ Saturday concert offered viewers the world-premiere ofConcerto for Horn and Orchestra as well as a…
SOUNDINGS (2003) – Program Notes & Spielberg Introduction
Williams Writes Piano Duet
John Williams has written a piano duet that he and Leonard Slatkin will play to accompany some silent film footage during the “Soundtracks: Music and Film” festival, starting Thursday at the Kennedy Center. “In the early days, someone would sit…