‘AN EVENING WITH JOHN WILLIAMS AND ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER’ April 19, 2022, Philadelphia, PA The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin CONCERT PROGRAM Sound the Bells! Violin Concerto No. 2 ENCORE Across the Stars from Attack of the…
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Williams to Conduct Violin Concerto No. 2 at LA Phil’s Annual Gala Concert – Sept. 27, 2022
Launching the 2022/23 season with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Annual Gala Concert, Gustavo Dudamel shares his conducting podium with his close friend and inspiration John Williams in a night celebrating the legendary composer and LA Phil family member’s 90th birthday.…
VIDEO: ‘Fanfare for Solo Trumpet’ – New Williams Work for David Geffen Hall Reopening
NY Philharmonic Principal Trumpet Christopher Martin performs the World Premiere of John Williams’ ‘Fanfare for Solo Trumpet’, composed to celebrate the reopening of the David Geffen Hall in New York City’s Lincoln Center. Discuss this topic in our forums
Williams Conducts Encore at ‘Violin Concerto No. 2’ Dallas Premiere (Report & Photos)
“JOHN WILLIAMS’ VIOLIN CONCERTO No. 2” September 25, 2021, Dallas, TX Dallas Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fabio Luisi JOHN WILLIAMS, guest conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin CONCERT PROGRAM Fabio Luisi conducting Don Juan (R. Strauss) Violin Concerto No. 2 ENCORE John…
John Williams’ ‘Violin Concerto No. 2’ World Premiere: Audio, Reviews, Photos and More
‘ANDRIS NELSONS AND JOHN WILLIAMS CONDUCT MONTGOMERY, WILLIAMS, COPLAND, AND STRAVINSKY’ July 24, 2021, Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox, MA Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS and Andris Nelsons Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin. Robert Sheena, English horn. Thomas Rolfs, trumpet AUDIO &…
Williams to Premiere ‘Violin Concerto No. 2’ at Tanglewood 2021, Returns for ‘Film Night’
On July 24, 2021, John Williams will conduct the World Premiere performance of his ‘Violin Concerto No. 2’, which he’s written for his friend and collaborator Anne-Sophie Mutter, as announced by the violinist last year. Three weeks later, on August…
Williams Writes New Prelude for his Piano Scherzo
John Williams has written a new ‘Prelude’ for his Scherzo for Piano and Orchestra, a concert piece first performed in 2014, as announced by pianist Gloria Cheng, who will premiere the new Prelude with the Albany Symphony ‘next season’. Cheng…
Williams to Premiere New Violin Concerto ‘Next Summer’
In a recent interview with German television BR-Klassik, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter has confirmed that John Williams is currently writing a new “big” violin concerto for her, to be premiered “next summer”. Williams recently composed for Mutter a concert piece for…
New Recording of John Williams’ ‘Trumpet Concerto’ Now Available (UPDATE: Audio Interview with Thomas Hooten)
Thomas Hooten‘s recording of John Williams’ Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra, conducted by Williams himself, is now available on CD, streaming and digital download. The EP was recorded last year by Hooten, Principal Trumpet of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, accompanied by full…
VIDEO: Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood (2h20min) – Includes ‘Highwood’s Ghost’ Composed and Conducted by John Williams
John Williams’ performance of Highwood’s Ghost, An Encounter for Cello, Harp and Orchestra at the Bernstein Centennial Celebration is now available to watch at PBS.org (1:26:45 into the video). The piece premiered on August 19 under Andris Nelsons and was conducted by Williams on August…