John Williams and Anne-Sophie Mutter @ Carnegie Hall (New York, NY) - April 21, 2022

[ilovewemusicals 1]

Does anyone know what the dress code will be?  I’ll obviously be in a shirt and smart trousers but black tie may be an issue as flying across from the UK.

[JohnnyD 931]

Since it is Carnegie Hall, I’m going formal.

On 3/2/2022 at 12:55 PM, ilovewemusicals said:

SPOILER

 

Set list has been added to the Carnegie Hall website:

 

ALL-JOHN WILLIAMS PROGRAM

"Sound the Bells!" 

Violin Concerto No. 2 (NY Premiere) - 32 mins long

"Flight to Neverland" from Hook

Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind

"Donnybrook" from Far & Away

Theme from Cinderella Liberty

Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter

"Throne Room" and Finale from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Sweet! Did I mention how excited I am to see the Maestro at Carnegie Hall?!?

[KK 3,187]

Any chance of still being able to score tickets for this?

[JohnnyD 931]

It’s been sold out for a few months now. Sorry.

[KK 3,187]

I assumed so. 'Twas a fool's hope!

[JohnnyD 931]

For those who have been to Carnegie Hall before, are you allowed to video record concerts? I was thinking of possibly recording the concert on my phone as a keepsake.

[Marian Schedenig 5,139]

35 minutes ago, JohnnyD said:

For those who have been to Carnegie Hall before, are you allowed to video record concerts? I was thinking of possibly recording the concert on my phone as a keepsake.

 

1) I cannot imagine Carnegie Hall allowing it.

2) I cannot imagine the performers allowing it.

3) If Anne-Sophie Mutter sees you, she will stop the concert. And possibly kill you.

[JohnnyD 931]

Just as well. I'd rather just be in the moment and enjoy this once-in-a-life time experience.

[JohnnyD 931]

For anyone who wants a unique experience, there is an option to RSVP for the gala dinner after the concert, but there is limited availability… and one ticket is $2,500. The concert alone is an experience in and of itself, but if you can afford it, then the concert and gala dinner is quite an experience. The guest of honor at said gala dinner… the Maestro himself!

[Smeltington 980]

Are you going to that?

[JohnnyD 931]

It is too much money to spend. If I save up enough, I may. I’m not ruling it out immediately.

[Smeltington 980]

Yes, I think it's too much. I'm excited for the concert itself.

[JohnnyD 931]

6 minutes ago, Smeltington said:

I'm excited for the concert itself.

Ditto!

[JohnnyD 931]

One month from tomorrow, and I’ll be on my way to New York. I cannot wait to attend this concert!

[natedog 7]

This will be my first time seeing John Williams live and I can't wait. Do you guys sometimes do a meet up beforehand? I'll be attending by myself

[Stu 13,593]

Love the Philadelphia Orchestra, very cool that JW is doing this concert.

[WilliamsStarShip2282 225]

On 20/02/2022 at 5:29 AM, Marian Schedenig said:

 

1) I cannot imagine Carnegie Hall allowing it.

2) I cannot imagine the performers allowing it.

3) If Anne-Sophie Mutter sees you, she will stop the concert. And possibly kill you.

 

A friend of mine was sitting next to her in Berlin and she apparently threw a huge fit when a lady was recording during the concert.

[Marian Schedenig 5,139]

20 hours ago, WilliamsStarShip2282 said:

A friend of mine was sitting next to her in Berlin and she apparently threw a huge fit when a lady was recording during the concert.

 

Yes, that was quite the story after the concert, and I was half alluding to it with my third point.  

[Luke Skywalker 1,086]

What happened after the concert? 

[Marian Schedenig 5,139]

54 minutes ago, Luke Skywalker said:

What happened after the concert? 

 

The story that WilliamsStarShip mentioned made the rounds.

[ilovewemusicals 1]

Honorary Gala Chairs

Mercedes T. Bass
Diane von Furstenberg and Barry Diller
Yo-Yo Ma
Hope and Robert F. Smith
Steven Spielberg
Barbra Streisand
 

- wondering if this means Spielberg and Streisand could be in attendance.  Can you imagine?

[JohnnyD 931]

Yesterday, I received the official concert information in the mail, including the RSVP for the gala dinner. Sweet! A few more weeks to go!

[JohnnyD 931]

This is going to be awesome!

[Demondm810 317]

I cannot wait. 

[Canyoubay Liever 12]

Four people's dreams are about to come true!

 

Keep a watchful eye on the CH event ticket page over the coming hours for the following seats, which should become available any minute now:

 

- Balcony Center: RA, S37 ($103)

- Balcony Center: RB S13, S15 (next to each other, $206 or $103ea.)

- 2nd Tier Center: R46, S6 ($178)

https://www.carnegiehall.org/Cart/Event-Seating?itemNumber=40210#/seatmap

 

Hope it's a wonderful night for you should any JWFan-ers end up getting one of these :-)

[Potterhead 14]

should we expect more tickets to drop?

[Canyoubay Liever 12]

@Potterhead not from me I'm afraid. 

[Potterhead 14]

23 minutes ago, Canyoubay Liever said:

@Potterhead not from me I'm afraid. 

how did u have these tickets drop?

[Will 1,952]

I'm going to this concert!!!!!! 

 

Will be my second time seeing JW live (the first was in 2018 in Chicago). With JW's 2023 Chicago concert being scheduled at a very inconvenient time for me, I decided to splurge on a ticket to this concert instead. So excited. 

[Potterhead 14]

what's the chance we get encore music after the set playlist 

[Toillion 19]

1 hour ago, Potterhead said:

what's the chance we get encore music after the set playlist 

Not sure but I can let you know after the concert on the 19th lol. 

[Will 1,952]

5 hours ago, Potterhead said:

what's the chance we get encore music after the set playlist 

 

I certainly hope there will be multiple encores! And I expect there will be some -- virtually every JW concert in recent memory has included at least two encores, as best I can remember.

[Potterhead 14]

Excited to announce I'm attending and in the third row!

[DexterJ 0]

It looks like George Lucas has been added as of me of the Honorary Gala chairs. Any chance he’ll attend? Very much looking forward to this event either way

[Potterhead 14]

21 hours ago, DexterJ said:

It looks like George Lucas has been added as of me of the Honorary Gala chairs. Any chance he’ll attend? Very much looking forward to this event either way

They also added "The Duel" from The Adventures of Tintin for Violin and Orchestra in the setlist. Also I don't see a reason why they all would not be in the audience. 

[Potterhead 14]

On 10/4/2022 at 11:49 AM, Potterhead said:

They also added "The Duel" from The Adventures of Tintin for Violin and Orchestra in the setlist. Also I don't see a reason why they all would not be in the audience. 

weep, I guess nobody cares

[JohnnyD 931]

Only a few more days until the big night! I am so excited!

[lairdo 438]

For those of us unable to by in NYC on Thursday (or unable to obtain tickets), it does appear that the concert will be broadcast live on WQXR and streamed online.

 

https://www.carnegiehall.org/Explore/Watch-and-Listen/WQXR-Broadcasts

 

I doubt that this will be available on demand but I could be wrong.

 

I was also hoping Carnegie+ on AppleTV would broadcast a video, and if that is happening, I don’t see any evidence yet. I guess it could show up for on demand after the fact. Since it is not in the announcement, I doubt that we will get more than audio. However, I am very happy to have that!

 

(The same concert in Philadelphia on Tuesday does not appear to be streamed as the Philadelphia Orchestra site shows their next streaming audio concert to be April 20, the day after the JW/ASM concert in that city.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ben Rice 2]

Anyone meeting up pre-concert? 

Just snagged a ticket! There were a few on the website last I checked

[BB-8 717]

It's amazing that there are still tickets popping up.

[Smeltington 980]

17 hours ago, Ben Rice said:

Anyone meeting up pre-concert? 

 

 

No but I'd like to!

[rpvee 343]

A handful of rather close seats just opened up. I was able to upgrade to front and center, which blew my mind. Had to call the box office to see if I could convert my current tickets to the new ones (since they’re the same price), but was told I had to buy the new tickets and then go through a refund process for the old ones, which involved emailing Carnegie a picture of them torn in half. A bit convoluted, but well worth it!

[Ben Rice 2]

1 hour ago, rpvee said:

A handful of rather close seats just opened up. I was able to upgrade to front and center, which blew my mind. Had to call the box office to see if I could convert my current tickets to the new ones (since they’re the same price), but was told I had to buy the new tickets and then go through a refund process for the old ones, which involved emailing Carnegie a picture of them torn in half. A bit convoluted, but well worth it!

It's surprising, especially considering that the concert was sold out for quite a while, so I heard.

My guess is people are having last minute scheduling issues or positive tests or what have you...

[JohnnyD 931]

 

A few more hours until the main event!!! YES!!!

[rpvee 343]

So excited!

 

Did anyone here splurge on the after party? I wonder if attendees will really get the chance to meet Williams and get pictures/autographs. Lucky them if they can!

[Jay 25,559]

We're in midtown! Excited for the show tonight! 

 

Where's everyone grabbing dinner? 

[Smeltington 980]

Probably Chick-fil-A. Can't wait for the show!!

[DexterJ 0]

1 hour ago, rpvee said:

So excited!

 

Did anyone here splurge on the after party? I wonder if attendees will really get the chance to meet Williams and get pictures/autographs. Lucky them if they can!

I’m going to try to get him on the way out but I’d say there’s a close to 0% chance he stops. I detest the scumbag graffers of NYC 

[Ben Rice 2]

2 minutes ago, DexterJ said:

I’m going to try to get him on the way out but I’d say there’s a close to 0% chance he stops. I detest the scumbag graffers of NYC 

Me too! I'll probably wait outside the musician's exit. 

[Jay 25,559]

Where's the musicians exit?