NEW Williams fanfare - “Bravo Gustavo!” - June 4 2026 - Gustavo Dudamel: Celebrating the Musicians of the LA Phil

[Tom 6,984]

 

[pete 1,337]

This thread is full of surprising surprises! There'll be a link to this thread under the definition of the word "surprise" on Dictionary.com before the month is over. And that'll be no surprise.

[igger6 1,057]

If you liquefied Episode IX and put it in a bowl, you could slurp Rise.

[mrbellamy 8,269]

[Mr. Hooper 9,374]

[Edmilson 12,606]

On 07/05/2026 at 2:28 PM, mrbellamy said:

This is not that hard

 

 

[pete 1,337]

Even the LA Phil. was surprised!! 

[benoitjean 163]

C'est dans 2 jours !!!!!

 

 

 

JB

[Tom 6,984]

Anyone here attending this?  

[Tom 6,984]

It looks like the piece has been moved to the beginning of the concert.  

[Ricard 2,715]

Yes, I've noticed that too. I don't think it made much sense to include it at the end.

[benoitjean 163]

A fanfare for four trumpets, from what I saw. Interesting. 

JB

[Tom 6,984]

4 hours ago, benoitjean said:

A fanfare for four trumpets, from what I saw. Interesting. 

JB

Yes, they are the four "soloists," but the piece is for full orchestra.  Should be fun.  Hopefully we get to hear it soon.  

[Jay 46,807]

Surely someone from JWFan is attending this?

[benoitjean 163]

27 minutes ago, Tom said:

Oui, ce sont bien les quatre « solistes », mais la pièce est pour orchestre complet. Ça promet d'être sympa. J'espère qu'on pourra l'entendre bientôt.  

Ah, that's even more interesting.

JB

[Tom 6,984]

somebody is listening to this live right now. 

[artguy360 2,282]

10 minutes ago, Tom said:

somebody is listening to this live right now. 

Lucky them!

[benoitjean 163]

laPhil et Thomas Hooten ont publié de courtes histoires sur la page Facebook. 
pour la soirée et les œuvres d'art.

https://www.facebook.com/stories/100752565391478/UzpfSVNDOjE4ODgzMTkyNTUxNjU1OTg=/?view_single=1

 

and John Williams was there

JB

 

[Ricard 2,715]

 

[rp75012 17]

He looks pretty sharp. 

[RomanticStrings 85]

I love the little Beethoven(?) reference in the second video.

[Bespin Copilot 10,900]

A concerto for four solo trumpets is so much more practical than a concerto for four harpsichords… yes, J.S. Bach either had a great sense of humor… or a lot of students… and of course a lot of harpsichords!

[Smeltington 2,032]

You can't give 'em away... this may account for Williams' harpsichord phase also.

[karelm 3,305]

Wow, it sounded fabulous!

[Marian Schedenig 11,872]

1 hour ago, RomanticStrings said:

I love the little Beethoven(?) reference in the second video.

 

Not so little.

 

When it was first announced that Williams has written a fanfare for Dudamel, I wasn't sure if it was (in Williams's world) a bigger deal than a "normal" person picking out a nice birthday card in the shop. But I figure you don't randomly write a piece for four trumpets and orchestra just as an afterthought.

[Tom 6,984]

21 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said:

 

Not so little.

 

When it was first announced that Williams has written a fanfare for Dudamel, I wasn't sure if it was (in Williams's world) a bigger deal than a "normal" person picking out a nice birthday card in the shop. But I figure you don't randomly write a piece for four trumpets and orchestra just as an afterthought.

This would have been easier:

 

[JohnnyD 1,915]

5 hours ago, Ricard said:

 

 

That is really nice.

 

I hope there is a recording of the whole piece.

[Marian Schedenig 11,872]

44 minutes ago, Tom said:

This would have been easier:

 

The text isn't even moving…

[Tom 6,984]

1 minute ago, Marian Schedenig said:

 

The text isn't even moving…

It does if you drop the card.  

[Ricard 2,715]

No other references to the event on social media or news articles yet.

[BB-8 6,429]

On 05/06/2026 at 3:59 PM, Marian Schedenig said:

 

Not so little.

I think this is a deliberate quote from Beethoven 9.

[Jesse 323]

6 hours ago, BB-8 said:

I think this is a deliberate quote from Beethoven 9.

Possibly, but Williams has used this particular motif very frequently in recent years. Here it sounds especially like Beethoven’s 9th, but it is to be found in countless recent pieces of his, including the Piano Concerto, "Of Grit and Glory", "Overture to the Oscars", and countless other examples, always in slightly different guises. So it might just be an evolution of his preference for that particular three note motif.

 

 

 

[Marian Schedenig 11,872]

7 hours ago, BB-8 said:

I think this is a deliberate quote from Beethoven 9.

 

Absolutely deliberate. The rhythmic sequence he repeats that motif in is way too close to be accidental.

[Ricard 2,715]

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Last night John Williams' opening "Bravo Gustavo" mixed in some of this explosive mambo joy -- a standing "O" six miunutes into the evening? Wow. What nights we have had with this musician...

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10238400624147565&set=a.1934277089752&__tn__=%2CO*F

 

[benoitjean 163]

Samantha and Jenny were there too.

JB

[Marian Schedenig 11,872]

2 hours ago, Ricard said:

 

1 hour ago, benoitjean said:

Samantha and Jenny were there too.

 

in the front of that picture. You don't often see them in the same photo.

[King Mark 4,019]

Why post 2 random 30 seconds clips of the piece. If he posted the the whole thing and we'd have a half decent recording of the piece.

 

Are they supposed to be "teaser" clips? For what? A full recording we'll never get anyways?

[Parker Luciani 10,319]

29 minutes ago, King Mark said:

 

 

Are they supposed to be "teaser" clips? For what? A full recording we'll never get anyways?

...another future concert?

[Tom 6,984]

Any idea who the woman next to him is?  

[Ricard 2,715]

1 hour ago, King Mark said:

Why post 2 random 30 seconds clips of the piece. If he posted the the whole thing and we'd have a half decent recording of the piece.

 

Because he doesn't own the rights to any potential recording of the piece and managed to get two brief clips from members of the audience to showcase his performance on social media.

 

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Are they supposed to be "teaser" clips? For what? A full recording we'll never get anyways?

 

You may want to ask Hooter himself if any official recoding has been planned.

 

24 minutes ago, Tom said:

Any idea who the woman next to him is?  

 

A nurse?

[Will 2,410]

!!

[ChipChune92 63]

7 hours ago, Ricard said:

 

Because he doesn't own the rights to any potential recording of the piece and managed to get two brief clips from members of the audience to showcase his performance on social media.

 

 

You may want to ask Hooter himself if any official recoding has been planned.

 

 

A nurse?

bit old to be a nurse, but there's a younger one that keeps appearing i presume is his actual nurse 

[Tom 6,984]

I ask AI to perform this section, but it must have been broken. I did not hear anything.

 

[Smeltington 2,032]

There were simply not enough notes.

[Tom 6,984]

The piece has a cowbell.  What more could you want?  

[benoitjean 163]

1 hour ago, Tom said:

J'ai demandé à l'IA d'exécuter cette section, mais elle devait être défectueuse. Je n'ai rien entendu.

 

Origin ? please 

[BB-8 6,429]

38 minutes ago, Tom said:

The piece has a cowbell.  What more could you want?  

A hammer!

[Marian Schedenig 11,872]

5 hours ago, BB-8 said:

A hammer!

 

Dangerous.

 

[BB-8 6,429]

 

 

[Once 1,151]

On 8/6/2026 at 3:56 AM, Will said:

!!

I wonder if it's a live recording or a studio recording.