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A great discussion, indeed! Even if some of the autographs shown above are fake, which unfortunately happens as Williams' autographs are among of the frequently forged ones on the market, due to their high value.
I wanted to show off my two dual-signed Williams/Spielberg pieces that I have managed to complete earlier this year.
First one is a "Jaws" DVD that I have originally acquired from someone who won it in a lottery ran by Chicago Symphony Orchestra some 5-6 years ago - I have added Steven on it earlier this year when he visited Berlin to pick up his honorary Golden Bear award at Berlinale film festival, and he signed this one with his almost full-name signature.
The second one is a stunning Mondo edition of "Jurassic Park" OST on vinyl that I have managed to get signed and personalized by Maestro to myself and my kids via one of the orchestras last year, and also adding Spielberg this year in Berlin.
Hope to see more signed JW pieces here!
- Gary V, JTN and Mr. Hooper
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› PHILADELPHIA
‘John Williams with Yo-Yo Ma’
February 20, 2024
Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center of the Performing Arts
The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Performance details – Discussion thread› NEW YORK
‘An Evening with John Williams and Yo-Yo Ma’
February 22, 2024
Carnegie Hall
The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Performance details – Discussion thread
https://jwfan.com/?page_id=11271So with 2023 coming to an end I wonder what we can have in stone for 2024 other than 2 announced Yo-Yo Ma concerts in February... Maestro will turn 92 shortly so certainly it would be hard to imagine a packed concert schedule like throughout the last couple of years, but we never know! Ennio Morricone conducted his final concerts at the age of 90 and passed away just a year later (following accident/fall). John doesn't go out for long tournees like Ennio used to, but travelling, passing several time zones etc. at his age can be challenging and tiring, even using private jets and staying at the best hotels. I certainly expect another Tanglewood and Hollywood Bowl appearances over the summer, but I feel we might have one more surprise. Personally I keep fingers crossed for a long deserved comeback to the Royal Albert Hall with LSO. He has crossed checked all other prestigious appearances since Vienna 2020 so unless there is some great offer/invite coming from Concertgebouw Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden or Bavarian RSO, I don't really expect more appearances in continental Europe. But my bet would be on one final concert in London, especially as he is so long awaited there since 2018 cancellation.
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4 minutes ago, Mr. Hooper said:
I've flown from Toronto to Tokyo many times, am half JW's age, and can attest it can be hard on the legs and circulation. I once got swelling due to fluid buildup, and even a blood clot. So when I saw him with a limp, I immediately thought it was probably due to the flight.
Well, he’s flying a private Gulfstream with plenty of space, lie-flat bed etc. Plus I wouldn’t be surprised if they made a pit stop for example in Hawaii to make flights shorter + cope with jet lag.- MaxTheHouseelf, JTN and Mr. Hooper
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Usual encores: Yoda's and Imperial.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/959970558332980
Interestingly, it's probably his first concert in a while that won't feature Raiders March.
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39 minutes ago, mrbellamy said:
Damn, refreshing the site worked, I'm in
thanks for the tip @wickerman
See you there!
Did you score Lower Balcony or they released some more seats?
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5 hours ago, Will said:
Of Grit and Glory!
That's the NBC's football theme?
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Program is here: https://cso.org/experience/article/13224/program-book-an-evening-with-john-williams-ma
music by john williams:
Olympic Fanfare and Theme
Suite from Far and Away
Three Selections from Harry Potter:
- Hedwig’s Theme
- Fawkes the Phoenix
- Harry’s Wondrous World
Theme from Born on the Fourth of July (Esteban Batallán, trumpet)
Adventures on Earth from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
intermission
Of Grit and Glory
Theme from Jurassic Park
Helena’s Theme from Indiana Jones 5
The Duel from The Adventures of Tintin
Theme from Sabrina (Robert Chen, violin)
Three Selections from Star Wars:
- Scherzo for X-Wings from The Force Awakens
- Obi-Wan
- Throne Room Finale from A New Hope
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2 hours ago, JTGL said:
I saw that gentleman in Vienna and Berlin too.
Any idea what's his name? Is he manager or personal assistant to Maestro?
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57 minutes ago, Jay said:
Any updates on if JW arrived here safely and what he's up to?
He has arrived yesterday, probably resting now and dealing with jetlag. I guess rehearsals planned for Friday or Saturday. -
1 hour ago, JB79 said:
I have two tickets left for the Milan concert. Does anybody know if there is a possibility to change names on the tickets? Maybe at the Scala ticket office? Unfortunately the vivaticket website doesn’t offer this service for the JW concert.
Are you looking to sell them? If so, I might be interested - just PM me.
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I am looking for one ticket to Milan concert - travelling all the way from Poland after seeing JW in Vienna (2 nights in 2020) and Berlin (2 nights). Please let me know if you potentially have a spare one to sell, ideally at face value.
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I have got a single seat for Sunday March 13th performance - great seat - Parterre-Loge Links - Row 3. Need to sell it for cost - 240 EUR or best offer. It's electronic ticket and we can do payment via secure PayPal set up (buyer's protection). PM me if interested!
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2 hours ago, May the Force be with You said:
Nope I've just assist to the rehearsal
Jurassic Park Finale. He introduced it this way, saying approximately that "Spielberg has done other JP movies after but that was the finale from the first one
So same one as in Vienna (Jurassic Park "Theme") or different piece of music?
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1 hour ago, May the Force be with You said:
Today during the rehearsal they played:
- Olympic Fanfare and Theme
- Close Encounters of the third Kind
- Suite from Far and Away
- Three Pieces from Harry Potter
- Jurassic Park Finale
The maestro was in great shape, how incredible to see him live for the first time, I still can't believe this has happened!!!!
Jurassic Park Finale or just the regular theme / medley, like he did in Vienna?
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12 hours ago, Tydirium said:
So... If ASM and Williams made a stop in NY—and ASM had to be in Kansas City on the 21st—and ASM's earlier IG post said "we had to rush to the airport after Sunday’s concert"...
Does this mean that @wickerman was correct? Was @Jay mistaken? Because it seems based on the info we have that JW did indeed leave Vienna soon after the concert, and traveled with ASM back to the US.
Yes, I told you. Their left Vienna for NYC on private jet literally 2 hours after the concert. John went back to the hotel and they loaded bags into cars few minutes later. Plane departed something around 16h local time.
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9 minutes ago, Pathetique said:
Hi everyone, first post! I’m going to the concert having managed to get tickets via the waiting list. But I now also have two standing tickets which I don’t need. Does anyone know how I can sell them?
For which concert do you have standing tickets?
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I see that for some of Mr. Williams performance, a post-concert VIP reception tickets were sold for a pretty premium price of $500-1000+ per ticket (for Cleveland show they are like $1250 + donation for the orchestra). I wonder if any of you have attended such receptions lately and can tell how do they look like? I have read some stories from Baltimore and Nashivlle that the post-show reception was limited to a short speech after which Mr. Williams has been escorted out from the room - of course that would be a huge disappointment. So I wonder if any more of you can share your VIP experiences? Is it possible to say hello to him, get an autograph or a photo with?
John Williams Autograph
in JOHN WILLIAMS
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Actually at that time he's signed even fuller autograph to me on a Jurassic Park lithograph - which is extremely rare. It was only me and one more collector so Steven was very nice and accommodating. He is actually really nice and likes interactions with fans if it's a calm crowd and people are not yelling, pushing etc.