John Williams’ performance of ‘Highwood’s Ghost, An Encounter for Cello, Harp and Orchestra’ and is now available to watch at PBS.org as part of the Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood, which took place on August 25, 2018, Bernstein’s 100th birthday (see JWFan report).
The piece premiered on August 19 and was first conducted by Williams on August 25, with Jessica Zhou on harp and Yo-Yo Ma on cello .
Click here to watch the Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Williams-related segments:
0:27:00 – John Williams interview (42”)
1:12:15 – Host talks about Highwood’s Ghost (1′)
1:26:45 – John Williams conducts Highwood’s Ghost – Jessica Zhou, Harp – Yo-Yo Ma, Cello(17’37”)