‘JOHN WILLIAMS – SPECIAL BENEFIT CONCERT’
May 4, 2016, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA
The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Stéphane Denève and JOHN WILLIAMS
Hai-Ye Ni, Cello
CONCERT PROGRAM
Conducted by Stéphane Denève:
- Sound the Bells!
- Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- Sayuri’s Theme and Brush on Silk from Memoirs of a Geisha
- Harry’s Wondrous World from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
- Night Journeys from Dracula
- Adventures on Earth from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
- The Raiders’ March from Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Excerpts from The Book Thief
- The Barrel Chase Sequence from Jaws
Conducted by John Williams:
- March of the Resistance from Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Rey’s Theme from Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Throne Room and Finale from Star Wars
ENCORES - Theme from Schindler’s List
- Scherzo for X-Wings from Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- The Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back
VIDEO
ABC NEWS REPORT
CONCERT REVIEWS
- Philly.com – The evening was designed to be more than just reliving your favorite musical/celluloid moments from the Indiana Jones films, not to mention Star Wars, Jaws, Dracula, and The Book Thief. Five or so video interludes had principal guest conductor Denève asking Williams the questions that a passionate and intelligent admirer would, inevitably looping around to this one: How, exactly, does he come up with his famous melodies? Now a tad frail at age 84, Williams admitted that for the first week or two of working on a film, he has no idea what he’s doing. You have to love a guy like that. – Full review
PHOTOS
Concert photos by Robert Smyth
Violin Concerto rehearsal
John Williams conducting Star Wars (more photos in our forum)
