John Williams returns to Vienna! March 12/13 2022

[crlbrg 382]

Well, it’s safe to say that this is the top contender for ‘Surprise of the Year’ so far…

[michael_grig 472]

WHAT

 

This is insane

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WOW! The man isn't slowing down... marvellous stuff, JW!

 

Unfortunately think this is too last minute to attend, especially with travel restrictions

[SteveMc 2,675]

[michael_grig 472]

Check out the performance times! 03:30 pm and 11:00 am. I guess our old JW doesn't want to stay awake that long anymore!

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So this will totally be filmed and released by DG like the last concert, right??

[crlbrg 382]

A recording of VC no.2 by the Vienna Phil would be amazing!

[michael_grig 472]

But this time the program should then be limited only to the violin concerto and a few film music pieces that he has not yet played in Vienna! So we don't get just a best-of concert, but also to hear something different, maybe more serious stuff.

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Is it too early to start guessing the set list? I'm thinking there won't be much overlap with the first Vienna concert or Berlin, but it's hard to say with JW... I guess staples like The Imperial March or Raiders March could return as encores (the latter being fresh on his mind, obviously).

 

I reckon Long Goodbye and VC #2 are shoe-ins, though. Han Solo and the Princess would be a god-tier inclusion.

[michael_grig 472]

Hooray!

1 minute ago, crypto said:

Is it too early to start guessing the set list? I'm thinking there won't be much overlap with the first Vienna concert or Berlin, but it's hard to say with JW...

 

The concert is already in just over a month!!! So let's get going!

Oh man, I really want to hear han and princess in good quality!!! It has such atypical harmony turns, it was kind of atypical for JW, but exactly what I expected!

[bollemanneke 3,529]

Wow! Will a month's notice be enough for the VPO to prepare this time? Genuinely excited though.

[Antonb 119]

lucky buggers. Mr williams  London please!

[Thor 8,078]

Too short notice for me, but amazing if they manage to pull this through.

[Jurassic Shark 12,776]

I was wondering when they were gonna do that pickup session.

[Once 662]

This is very short notice! Berlin was a highlight of my life, though, so I’ll see if I can afford tickets for this!

[bollemanneke 3,529]

I had a thought the other day: couldn't they have just recorded clean openings and endings at those sessions, for the no applause edition?

[gewittawoikal 14]

  Program

[Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,453]

I hope I'll be able to attend this one. The program is amazing!

[Pawel P. 738]

Fantastic news and cool program! I don't know if I will be able to come this time, but I hope that they are going to record the concert and release it on blu-ray. I think Marion, Resistance and Princess Leia will be performed with Mutter as the soloist.

[Lord Montague 42]

1 hour ago, carlborg said:

A recording of VC no.2 by the Vienna Phil would be amazing!

Definitely, but it just was recorded by DG in Boston last October, with both ASM and JW, to be released later this year as far as we know.
From the film music themes in Vienna in March, only 
-Fawkes the Phoenix (Harry Potter)
-March of the Resistance (SW)
-Princess Leia's Theme (SW)
and maybe one of the encores (?) are not previously recorded by DG. 

So probably  not happening, but we will see.

[Amer 2,207]

Here we go again !!!

[MaxTheHouseelf 329]

I think this will be released, because the Vienna Phil played only Marion's Theme at the 'John Williams in Vienna' concert, so there is no doubling of the pieces. Hopefully they play the normal orchestra arrangement of Hedwig's Theme this time.

[Amer 2,207]

33 minutes ago, gewittawoikal said:

  Program

Cant wait for the Vienna Horns  to blast again!!!  I think I prefer the sound of Vienna over Berlin. But fabulous news !!!

[Lord Montague 42]

16 minutes ago, MaxTheHouseelf said:

I think this will be released, because the Vienna Phil played only Marion's Theme at the 'John Williams in Vienna' concert, so there is no doubling of the pieces. Hopefully they play the normal orchestra arrangement of Hedwig's Theme this time.

Also Superman March was played last time. But from the Vienna audience perspective you are right, very little doubling. And if Marion's Theme this time is played with ASM, and Hedwig without, then there are no other doublings.

[Amer 2,207]

30 minutes ago, Lord Montague said:

Definitely, but it just was recorded by DG in Boston last October, with both ASM and JW, to be released later this year as far as we know.
From the film music themes in Vienna in March, only 
-Fawkes the Phoenix (Harry Potter)
-March of the Resistance (SW)
-Princess Leia's Theme (SW)
and maybe one of the encores (?) are not previously recorded by DG. 

So probably  not happening, but we will see.

Hopefully they will come around- These titles are big sellers. Besides calling it John Williams Birthday Celeberation Concert would be a great way to package the set!!!

[Lord Montague 42]

I would have preferred a program without film themes, only some encores, this time with Vienna. I feel JW is missing an opportunity to get some of his less popular non-film scores the attention they deserve with one of the world's best orchestras.

[Marian Schedenig 8,776]

I was wondering if this is still happening, and when. Now the question is again: Get a Musikfreunde membership so I can buy tickets tomorrow, or wait until Thursday?

 

4 minutes ago, Lord Montague said:

Also Superman March was played last time.

 

In Berlin, not in Vienna.

[Joni Wiljami 1,207]

3 minutes ago, Lord Montague said:

Also Superman March was played last time. But from the Vienna audience perspective you are right, very little doubling. And if Marion's Theme this time is played with ASM, and Hedwig without, then there are no other doublings.

Superman in Vienna last time?

[bollemanneke 3,529]

Wait a moment, did I miss the setlist or something? Or is it in that image?

[Steve 608]

Too similar to the Berlin program unfortunately. Why always Marions Theme? He must really love it. Would be nice to know which titles are the violin versions and which the normal ones.

[TownerFan 4,998]

Just now, Marian Schedenig said:

I was wondering if this is still happening, and when. Now the question is again: Get a Musikfreunde membership so I can buy tickets tomorrow, or wait until Thursday?

 

 

I just bought my membership  

 

This is just incredible. The man really doesn't have the remotest intention of slowing down. It goes without saying that I will do my best to be there even on such a short notice (luckily it's a weekend, so much better to organize even as a quick turnaround).

[Lord Montague 42]

9 minutes ago, Sibelius6 said:

Superman in Vienna last time?

Yes, as encore. And it's on the DG Vienna recording.

EDIT: my mistake, it was Raider's March, not Superman.

[TownerFan 4,998]

5 minutes ago, Steve said:

Too similar to the Berlin program unfortunately. Why always Marions Theme? He must really love it. Would be nice to know which titles are the violin versions and which the normal ones.

 

Mutter will likely do an encore after the Violin Concerto and perhaps a couple more at the end the second half. The VC #2 is a beast to perform.

 

4 minutes ago, Lord Montague said:

Yes, as encore. And it's on the DG Vienna recording.

 

He didn't perform Superman in Vienna.

[BB-8 3,796]

6 hours ago, bollemanneke said:

Wait a moment, did I miss the setlist or something? Or is it in that image?

PROGRAMM

• John Williams

  Sound the Bells!
• Konzert für Violine Nr. 2
• — Pause —

• John Williams

  Superman March
• Hedwigs Thema aus "Harry Potter"
• Fawkes the Phoenix aus "Harry Potter"
• Harry's Wondrous World aus "Harry Potter"
• Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra aus "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"
• Marion’s Thema aus „Raiders of the Lost Ark“
• March of the Resistance aus „Star Wars“
• Princess Leia's Theme aus "Star Wars"
• Throne Room and End Title aus "Star Wars"

   

   

  Konzert, Wiener Philharmoniker (musikverein.at)

[Lord Montague 42]

5 minutes ago, TownerFan said:

 

He didn't perform Superman in Vienna.

you are right, my mistake, it was Raider's March.

[bollemanneke 3,529]

Thank you!

[Jurassic Shark 12,776]

9 minutes ago, Steve said:

Too similar to the Berlin program unfortunately. Why always Marions Theme? He must really love it.

 

It's a lovely theme.

[BB-8 3,796]

I wonder how many cookies it took her this time?

 

What has become of Milano?

 

London calling...

[toothless 970]

March of the resistance with the Vienna players? Yes please. Even if the tempo is too slow for my taste, the imperial march recording from the last Vienna concert is simply the best rendition I've heard. 

[Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,453]

22 minutes ago, Steve said:

Too similar to the Berlin program unfortunately. Why always Marions Theme? He must really love it.

Well he was writing Indiana Jones 5 so it must be on his mind, plus it might be the one for Mutter.

 

13 minutes ago, BB-8 said:

I wonder how many cookies it took her this time?

[BB-8 3,796]

Looks like for me this will be a March of renouncement. Though, it is hard to resist!

[michael_grig 472]

35 minutes ago, BB-8 said:

PROGRAMM

• John Williams

  Sound the Bells!
• Konzert für Violine Nr. 2
• 
  — Pause —
   

• John Williams

  Superman March
• Hedwigs Thema aus "Harry Potter"
• Fawkes the Phoenix aus "Harry Potter"
• Harry's Wondrous World aus "Harry Potter"
• Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra aus "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"
• Marion’s Thema aus „Raiders of the Lost Ark“
• March of the Resistance aus „Star Wars“
• Princess Leia's Theme aus "Star Wars"
• Throne Room and End Title aus "Star Wars

Oh no.

I love the program, but why always only the greatest hits over and over again? There is so much beautiful what you can still hear!

[Thor 8,078]

6 minutes ago, Michael G. said:

Oh no.

I love the program, but why always only the greatest hits over and over again? There is so much beautiful what you can still hear!

 

Agreed, but I suppose it's about attracting the big crowds. However, for these things, the music plays almost no role to me. It's about seeing and experiencing the man himself live.

[Steve 608]

I wonder when he will finally conduct a piece from Rise of Skywalker. Would be more welcomed than Throne Room

[Lord Montague 42]

8 minutes ago, Michael G. said:

Oh no.

I love the program, but why always only the greatest hits over and over again? There is so much beautiful what you can still hear!

Agreed, but he is very busy composing these days AFAIK, so not too many scores he didn't perform recently anyway seem just reasonable for reducing the workload in preparation.
It's a bit of a double headed animal though, that concert. The hardcore JW fans, who again would kill their grandmas to get tickets, will not care much about the great but modernist violin concerto.
A bit more courage would have been nice to perform less popular (read non-film) scores by the master.

[BB-8 3,796]

I think this concert should be for charity.

[Jurassic Shark 12,776]

You mean you want a free ticket?

[BB-8 3,796]

1 minute ago, Jurassic Shark said:

You mean you want a free ticket?

It would be easier to resist if tickets were >5.000 EUR.

[Jurassic Shark 12,776]

5 minutes ago, BB-8 said:

It would be easier to resist if tickets were >5.000 EUR.

 

That sounds about the right black market price after the ticket server collapses and it gets sold out. 

[BB-8 3,796]

I wonder if JW already knows about his luck.

 

Maybe it's a birthday surprise from ASM - a voucher for a trip to Vienna, nicely presented in a box of Mozart balls.