On November 19, the New York Philharmonic presented its first-ever virtual gala, ‘A Virtual Gala Celebrating New York City. The event included performances by Philharmonic musicians of works by Bernstein, Beethoven, among others, as well as appearances by Emanuel Ax, Anthony Roth…
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Princess of Asturias Award – John Williams’ Acceptance Speech (VIDEO)
John Williams’ accepts the Princess of Asturias Award from his home in Los Angeles. View this post on Instagram A post shared by John Williams (@johnwilliams.music) on Oct 17, 2020 at 3:48pm PDT Full transcript: Hello. I’m John Williams, speaking…
Mike Matessino Talks ‘War of the Worlds’ Expanded Edition
Mike Matessino discusses his restoration work on the new expanded and remastered release by Intrada Records of John Williams’s thrilling score for the sci-fi classic directed by Steven Spielberg in 2005, War of the Worlds. Full article and podcast at…
John Williams and Sarah Willis’ Horn Challenge (VIDEO)
The Force was with legendary film composer John Williams when he bravely took Sarah´s Horn Challenge in Tanglewood (pre-Corona) during an interview for the new film A World Without Beethoven?. Discuss this topic in our forums
John Williams Congratulates USC Thornton Class of 2020 (VIDEO)
FACEBOOK VERSION (16:9) John Williams congratulates USC Thornton Class of 2020 Tomorrow, May 15, we're honoring the Class of 2020 with a virtual celebration, and legendary composer John Williams wanted to be sure to wish USC Thornton's newest graduates all…
Williams Talks ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ (Video Interview) + Recording Sessions Footage (UPDATED with New Pictures from the Recording Sessions)
John Williams discusses his work on the last episode of the Star Wars saga, in his first promotional interview for The Rise of Skywalker. You can watch over one minute of footage of the recording sessions from 6:33 of this…
‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ OST to be Released on Dec. 20 – Listen to 30 Seconds of John Williams’ Score
(Unofficial cover art) The original soundtrack album for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, will be released by Walt Disney Records on Friday, December 20, same day as the film’s release in the US. The score is expected to be available…
Video: John Williams and Anne-Sophie Mutter Recording New ‘Schindler’s List’ Arrangement
For their new album for Deutsche Grammophon, “Across the Stars,” virtuoso violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and composer John Williams have collaborated on works for violin and orchestra adapted from some of Williams’ most acclaimed film scores. CBS’ “Sunday Morning” was present…
Anne-Sophie Mutter Performs ‘Across the Stars’ Concert in Munich
On September 14, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted David Newman with Anne-Sophie Mutter on violin, performed a special concert in Munich based on the Williams/Mutter collaboration album Across the Stars. The program included most of the new arrangements for violin…
John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl 2019: Reviews & Videos
“JOHN WILLIAMS: MAESTRO OF THE MOVIES” August 30, 31 & Sep. 1, 2019, Hollywood Bowl, CA The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by DAVID NEWMAN and JOHN WILLIAMS JOHN WILLIAMS, Host CONCERT PROGRAM David Newman conducting The Star-Spangled Banner (arr.…
