Steve

I don't like that nowdays they only perform the shortened Olympic Fanfare. The original is much better.

I'm recently working on a JW conducting/concert history. Will share it later in the year here. The BSO archive lists all concerts of the Pops and BSO, but are missing concerts outside Boston. And of course Johnny was quite active with other orchestras around the US.

My dream?
 
JOHN WILLIAMS IN CONCERT 14-16 OCTOBER, 2021 WITH BERLIN PHILHARMONIKER
 
CANCELLED.
ALL DATES MOVED TO THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL WITH LSO.

My dream program is JW conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker. If that happens, I'm happy with either title.

My dream program is JW conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker. If that happens, I'm happy with either title.

My dream program is JW conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker. If that happens, I'm happy with either title.

My dream program is JW conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker. If that happens, I'm happy with either title.

Maybe we should meet after the saturday concert 

Can't wait for the Jurassic Shark vs Jurassic Shark Flub-Fu showdown

I do think the scores I listed are masterful.  War Horse too for that matter.
I don't think a masterpiece has to be shocking or out of the ordinary or breaking new ground.  Beethoven's late quartets are masterpieces for that reason.  Bach's Mass in B Minor is not.  But it is still a masterpiece, a culmination, Bach showing off his powers in a titanic way, powers he showed off plenty of times before.
 
I do understand, however, the urge to use the word masterpiece to denote something truly spectacular.  The passage of time and the collected opinion of others is often needed to discern this.  Even then, there is dispute.  Some folks even find Beethoven's 9th not worthy of masterpiece status.
 
I think CE3K, ET, Schindler's List and probably Star Wars are pretty universal JW masterpieces.
After that, it is subjective.  I'd add TESB (which I find superior to SW), Empire of the Sun, A.I., Lincoln and maybe Jane Eyre right off the bat.  
Also, I'd still maintain The Book Thief is a masterpiece, but I understand that's not quite a universal opinion.  

Please don't go to all three concerts and let others also have a chance to get tickets!

It is a free streaming link for the full concert. Stream starts sunday at 8 pm german time. I suspect it will only be available in Germany and France.

Anne Sophie said in a recent interview that she wants to record the concerto. Not sure if live or studio.
 
 
There will be encores from the Across the stars album and arte will stream the full concert 
 
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/104491-000-A/anne-sophie-mutter-und-john-williams-mit-einer-urauffuehrung/

Anne Sophie said in a recent interview that she wants to record the concerto. Not sure if live or studio.
 
 
There will be encores from the Across the stars album and arte will stream the full concert 
 
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/104491-000-A/anne-sophie-mutter-und-john-williams-mit-einer-urauffuehrung/

Anne Sophie said in a recent interview that she wants to record the concerto. Not sure if live or studio.
 
 
There will be encores from the Across the stars album and arte will stream the full concert 
 
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/104491-000-A/anne-sophie-mutter-und-john-williams-mit-einer-urauffuehrung/

Anne Sophie said in a recent interview that she wants to record the concerto. Not sure if live or studio.
 
 
There will be encores from the Across the stars album and arte will stream the full concert 
 
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/104491-000-A/anne-sophie-mutter-und-john-williams-mit-einer-urauffuehrung/

Anne Sophie said in a recent interview that she wants to record the concerto. Not sure if live or studio.
 
 
There will be encores from the Across the stars album and arte will stream the full concert 
 
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/104491-000-A/anne-sophie-mutter-und-john-williams-mit-einer-urauffuehrung/

An announcement of an announcement maybe 

I think you're mixing this with Images. The keyboardists on Always are Ralph Grierson, Randy Kerber, Mike Lang and Chet Swiatkowski.
Kerber and Grierson did perform the synth parts, while Lang and Swiatkowski were mostly playing piano. Anyway, back in those days (late '80s and early '90s) it was either Swiatkowski or Grierson performing the piano solos.

So you can't afford 98€ to see one of your favourite composers conducting a world class orchestra? Maybe we should donate 1 € each for you 

Please don't go to all three concerts and let others also have a chance to get tickets!

That's a reason to support other CD stores.

Please don't go to all three concerts and let others also have a chance to get tickets!

Please don't go to all three concerts and let others also have a chance to get tickets!

Please don't go to all three concerts and let others also have a chance to get tickets!