'A Celebration of John Williams in Concert' - Royal Albert Hall, October 26, 2018 (CONDUCTED BY DIRK BROSSÉ)

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Ummm....

[Joni Wiljami 1,206]

Choir east something. But I don't mind, I wanted to be there... 

[Marian Schedenig 8,174]

Arena E, Row 14.

[Alex 2,833]

Circle T, Row 3

[Quintus 5,399]

2 hours ago, Stefancos said:

Edging closer!

 

You always have to lower the tone don't you.

[tmarps 217]

4 hours ago, boscacci said:

Yes, ten days, but I'm starting wondering if my two Viagogo e-tickets will let me in the RAH.....

 

Yes, I made a mistake, but I was in rush and nothing I did know about that crap site...

It is too late, every thing is paid, flight and hotel: in the worst case, I'll enjoy a weekend in London, crying silently in a corner of Piccadilly Circus....

 

I'm guilty of StubHub; your story and fear sounds similar to mine. My ticket is from there and although I have had many opportunities to use e-tickets from trusty JWFanners I've gone with my StubHub ticket which looks legitimate! Stalls J Row 6 Seat 42 by the way... If anyone is close to me (or legitimately has this seat..... ) give me a shout!! Looking forward to it

[boscacci 9]

5 hours ago, tmarps said:

I'm guilty of StubHub; your story and fear sounds similar to mine. My ticket is from there and although I have had many opportunities to use e-tickets from trusty JWFanners I've gone with my StubHub ticket which looks legitimate! Stalls J Row 6 Seat 42 by the way... If anyone is close to me (or legitimately has this seat..... ) give me a shout!! Looking forward to it

 

Stalls O, Row 10, Seats 158 and 159

 

 

Me, my wife and maybe four or six other people......

 

[Incanus 5,713]

Arena row 21.

Royal Albert hall had some "View from Your Seat" pictures on their site and one happened to be from the 21st row:

[toothless 963]

Stalls L, Row 3

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Stalls H, Row 1.

[aj_vader 533]

Arena Row 17 😍

[Naïve Old Fart 9,504]

I'm not sure if this has been posted, but...the entire concert is being broadcast live, by Classic FM.

[mrbellamy 6,272]

Yeah that was announced a few weeks ago

 

 

[PetePan 163]

On 10/16/2018 at 9:12 PM, Jay said:

So where's everyone sitting?

 

We're in Arena F Row 10

Stalls O. Row 6. Seat 133 and 134.

very close to the conductor spot!

[Jurassic Shark 12,030]

Stalker!

[Incanus 5,713]

6 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

Stalker!

Yes we concert goers are such inveterate stalkers. Each hoping to get a glimpse of the Maestro himself.

[Jurassic Shark 12,030]

It's okay. Nobody's perfect!

[Naïve Old Fart 9,504]

47 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

Stalker

A great film.

[aj_vader 533]

https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2018/an-evening-with-john-williams-in-concert/

 

Approximate schedule:
5:30pm Restaurants and bars open
6:30pm Boxes open
6:45pm Auditorium doors open
7:30pm An Evening with John Williams in Concert
8:15pm Interval
9:45pm Event ends

There will be one 25 minute interval.

 

Programme released soon!???

[Quintus 5,399]

ffs 9.45pm is way past my bedtime. 

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

[Quintus 5,399]

35 minutes ago, Stefancos said:

 

 

[theMaestraX 106]

9.45PM.......then 3 encores! 😍

[TownerFan 4,983]

2 hours ago, aj_vader said:

https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2018/an-evening-with-john-williams-in-concert/

 

Approximate schedule:
5:30pm Restaurants and bars open
6:30pm Boxes open
6:45pm Auditorium doors open
7:30pm An Evening with John Williams in Concert
8:15pm Interval
9:45pm Event ends

There will be one 25 minute interval.

 

Programme released soon!???

 

If they put up the timetable, it means they have settled the program, but the fact they didn't put it up could mean they won't announce it before the actual date. That means there could be surprises...

 

It's 1h50m of music, it's a packed program. Very excited to hear what he will perform.

[Holko 9,499]

I'll surely be listening, also will try to record the stream.

 

When I first saw Classic FM will broadcast this, I tried listening to it, but was blocked because my IP is not in the UK. If anyone would encounter this problem before the concert: click "I'm in the UK" or something like that which comes up, it'll ask for a postcode, google a random UK postcode and bam, it works.

 

Their main page also has a "Which Hogwarts house would you be in based on your musical taste" quiz. Hint?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

3 minutes ago, Holko said:

When I first saw Classic FM will broadcast this, I tried listening to it, but was blocked because my IP is not in the UK. If anyone would encounter this problem before the concert: click "I'm in the UK" or something like that which comes up, it'll ask for a postcode, google a random UK postcode and bam, it works.

 

 

Good advice!

[Holko 9,499]

Actually, from a quick comparison, to my ears the audio quality on TuneIn sounds much better than in the webplayer that opens on ClassicFM's website:

https://tunein.com/radio/Classic-FM-1009-s8439/

There's a delay between the two so I can just barely compare the same sections, and the ClassicFM one is more compressed. The presenter woman's "z"s and "s"s are a big giveaway.

[crumbs 14,304]

Why not just use a VPN?

[Holko 9,499]

Now, I've never tried that, but something tells me it's infinitely simpler to copy and paste 5-6 letters and numbers than to set up a bloody VPN service, maybe even pay for it.

[crumbs 14,304]

Well, not if you're me. 

[Naïve Old Fart 9,504]

1 hour ago, crumbs said:

Why not just use a VPN?

I prefer VPL 

[Bilbo 3,709]

I use this App I found on the AppStore. Allows me to listen to all UK radio stations in Ireland 

[bollemanneke 3,338]

So now that we're talking about Classic FM, what about the volume correction I mentioned earlier? Can it be ignored during recording?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

What do you mean? 

[bollemanneke 3,338]

Whenever I listen, 40% volume, loud bits in pieces makes the overall volume go quiet, while soft bits are much louder.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

If that's how Classic FM streams it, and it's not a function of your player, then that's how it will be recorded.

[bollemanneke 3,338]

I have no idea whether it's a function of my player or not. It does not happen on BBC Radio stations...

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Can you listen to Classic FM on another player and test if it does the same?

[bollemanneke 3,338]

Does another computer with the same two browsers (Firefox and IE8) count? The result is exactly the same, but I don't understand why they would do that when they don't do it for normal radio broadcasts. When I listen in the UK offline, it doesn't happen.

[Holko 9,499]

Try listening on TuneIn, I linked it in a post above.

[bollemanneke 3,338]

TuneIn doesn't seem to have this problem!

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Well try recording from that!

 

[aj_vader 533]

Does anyone else feel a bit meh when they see Harry's Wondrous World on a program over Hedwig's Theme? Most programs to include Philosopher's Stone has Harry's Wondrous World over Hedwig's Theme. 

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

I prefer Harry's Wondrous World!

The orchestral ruckus of the final part is fantastic.

[Jay 37,300]

I'm happy to hear either live, but if I could hear only one I'd probably prefer HWW

[Quintus 5,399]

14 minutes ago, aj_vader said:

Does anyone else feel a bit meh when they see Harry's Wondrous World on a program over Hedwig's Theme? Most programs to include Philosopher's Stone has Harry's Wondrous World over Hedwig's Theme. 

 

Me. I don't care for Harry's Wondrous World, but I also know it's a popular piece and so I'm expecting it to feature next week. It's a concession to Potter concert music that I can live with. 

 

Honestly though, due to Williams being reunited with the LSO, I'm absolutely hoping for an LSO greatest hits set list that covers the brunt of the runtime. That would be me delighted. 

[Joni Wiljami 1,206]

I'm not a big fan of HWW. I love Potter music but this particular piece is litlle bit too noisy. Somerhing else, please!! 

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

6 minutes ago, Jay said:

I'm happy to hear either live, but if I could hear only one I'd probably prefer HWW

 

It makes use of the whole orchestra! 

Just now, hornist said:

I'm not a big fan of HWW. I love Potter music but this particular piece is litlle bit too noisy. Somerhing else, please!! 

 

 

[Jay 37,300]

16 minutes ago, Stefancos said:

It makes use of the whole orchestra! 

 

 

Yes!

[Quintus 5,399]

1 minute ago, hornist said:

I'm not a big fan of HWW. I love Potter music but this particular piece is litlle bit too noisy. Somerhing else, please!! 

 

It's pure fantasy smaltz.