On June 23, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) bestowed the Exceptional Public Achievement Medal for John Williams‘ “outstanding achievement in creating unique musical compositions about space exploration, inspiring millions of people through the medium of music.” Williams received…
Month: June 2022
‘Indiana Jones 5’ Recording Sessions Start Next Tuesday
John Williams will start recording music for the yet untitled fifth Indiana Jones film next Tuesday, June 28 at 10AM, the composer revealed during the Kennedy Center pre-concert talk on Thursday. Williams, who started writing the score last fall, recently…
‘John Williams: The 90th Birthday Gala Concert’ – Reviews, Photos and Video
‘JOHN WILLIAMS: THE 90th BIRTHDAY GALA CONCERT’ June 23, 2022, Washington DC National Symphony Orchestra conducted by STÉPHANE DENÈVE JOHN WILLIAMS, Steven Spielberg, Yo-Yo Ma, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Special Guests CONCERT PROGRAM (Program notes) Conducted by Stéphane Denève End Credits from…
‘John Williams, 90, Steps Away from Film, but Not Music’ (New Interview)
Turning 90 — an event that the Kennedy Center and Tanglewood are celebrating this summer with birthday concerts — has caused Williams to reflect on his accomplishments, his remaining ambitions and what a lifetime of music has meant to him.…
Williams Returns to New York, April 25, 2023
John Williams will lead the New York Philharmonic in selections of his own music at the orchestra’s 2023 ‘Spring Gala’ on April 25, 2023. The concert will take place at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall in New York City. Williams…
VIDEO: John Williams Conducts New Fanfare ‘Centennial Overture’ at the Hollywood Bowl (World Premiere)
On June 3, John Williams conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in the World Premiere of his new composition ‘Centennial Overture’, composed in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Hollywood Bowl. The performance took place during the Opening Night…
John Williams on the Cover of Gramophone’s July Issue – New Audio Interview on Gramophone.co.uk
From Gramophone.co.uk: John Williams features on the cover of the July issue of Gramophone, out on June 10. Andrew Farach-Colton writes about Williams’s concert music and we review the new DG recording of the Second Violin Concerto as well as…
VIDEO: Anne-Sophie Mutter & John Williams on Their Collaboration (UPDATE – Part 2 Now Available)
John Williams’ Violin Concerto No. 2 was written for and recorded by the venerated composer’s friend and frequent collaborator Anne-Sophie Mutter. Her impassioned world premiere performance was given with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Williams, in Tanglewood. In these…