Will it happen - John Williams conducting the LSO in 2020?

[Jurassic Shark 16,054]

What do you think?

[toothless 1,033]

I think you shouldn’t create thread like that as I almost had a heart attack.

 

Anyway, as a 26 y/o European guy who never saw Williams conducting I would be more than pleased. I was really disappointed last year when he got sick. 

[Jurassic Shark 16,054]

For your convenience, I've moved "will it happen" to the start of the thread title.

[Jim 6,167]

How come a second bout of deep vein thrombosis wouldn't deter him this time? Is he coming over on this?

 

[Jurassic Shark 16,054]

Two words: compression stockings.

 

[bollemanneke 4,280]

I sincerely hope he will and that someone will make a proper recording.

[crocodile 9,516]

I surely bloody hope so. But not at the expense of his health.

 

Karol

[PHOENIX 34]

Just for everyone's info, my friends who play and work with the LSO, say unfortunately nothing has been booked in the diary as yet for Williams to visit London again.

At least to perform with the LSO.

 

 

[crumbs 15,888]

How awkward considering he's probably stopping over at Heathrow :p

 

[Jurassic Shark 16,054]

He should do a pop-up concert at the airport!

[Thor 9,334]

Perhaps be blames the LSO and all of Britain for his illness the last time.

[Jurassic Shark 16,054]

Rightfully!

[Alex 3,044]

He better not because I’ve just left the UK permanently!

[Bayesian 1,577]

1 hour ago, crumbs said:

How awkward considering he's probably stopping over at Heathrow :p

 

JW had damn well better be flying to Europe by private jet, for the sake of his health. Besides, I cannot imagine him in going thru security like the rest of us plebes. He might not even have TSA Pre. 

[Ii2 210]

I don't know.. It is a lot of pressure, and these are certainly the last days of John Williams music, but since they are, maybe he will want to do something big.  Conducting the London Symphony is definately something big as it is the second most highly regarded orchestra in the world.

[Marian Schedenig 11,315]

Will John Williams be conducting the LSO in 2020?

 

No. Or at least I think it's very unlikely. And if it does happen, I'll just be more excited if I didn't expect anything.

 

2 hours ago, crumbs said:

How awkward considering he's probably stopping over at Heathrow :p

 

Depends on the airline. I flew Swiss and had a stop in Zürich. And if he flies Austrian he'll get a direct connection.

[Smeltington 1,851]

2 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said:

He should do a pop-up concert at the airport!

 

At the airport in Boston, the baggage claim area has a big display advertising the BSO, which blares a few recordings including the Star Wars theme. So you can head there if you want a simulated JW concert in the airport, at least 

[Biodome 725]

5 hours ago, PHOENIX said:

Just for everyone's info, my friends who play and work with the LSO, say unfortunately nothing has been booked in the diary as yet for Williams to visit London again.

At least to perform with the LSO.

 

 

Have there been attempts to arrange something, though? Maybe they haven't tried?

[theMaestraX 106]

Difficult to see & uncertain the future is! 

[Jurassic Shark 16,054]

On 10/24/2019 at 10:07 PM, Biodome said:

Have there been attempts to arrange something, though? Maybe they haven't tried?

 

Do it!

[bollemanneke 4,280]

That LSO cello player talked about arranging something in the Star Wars episode of The Baton, right?