John Williams & Yo-Yo Ma – Concerts – February 2024

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Maestro John Williams & Stéphane Denève will share the podium to lead the Philadelphia Orchestra, in two concerts in February 2024, accompanied by the world-renown cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

John Williams & Yo-Yo Ma - Concerts - February 2024

 

The first concert will be on Thursday, February 20th at the Verizon Hall in Philadelphia, and the second one will be on Thursday, February 22nd at the Carnegie Hall in New York. The second concert will have a post-concert gala dinner in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Room (tickets starting at $2,500).

 

PROGRAM, ARTISTS, NOTES

The program of both concerts will be as follows:

  • Artists:
    • John Williams Conductor+
    • Stéphane Denève Conductor++
    • Yo-Yo Ma Cello
  • Pieces:
    • John Williams – Just Down West Street … on the left+
    • John Williams – Cello Concerto+
    • John Williams – Olympic Fanfare and Theme++
    • John Williams – Excerpts from The Book Thief++
    • John Williams – “Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra,” from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade++
    • John Williams – “Marion’s Theme,” from Raiders of the Lost Ark++
    • John Williams – “The Raiders March,” from Raiders of the Lost Ark++
    • John Williams – “Princess Leia’s Theme,” from Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra++
    • John Williams – “Adventures on Earth,” from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial++
  • Program notes (PDF)

CONCERT – 20/2/2024 – 19:30h – PHILADELPHIA

Official description:

With an astonishing 25 GRAMMY® Awards (out of a staggering 73 nominations) and five Oscars, John Williams is one of the most prolific and beloved film composers of all time, with unforgettable scores including Jaws; Close Encounters of the Third Kind; the Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Harry Potter films; Schindler’s List, and dozens more. But his talents go far beyond the movies.

In this one-night-only performance, Williams conducts a moving, memory-stirring selection of music from his films, and welcomes his long-time friend and 19-time GRAMMY winner Yo-Yo Ma for a performance of his Cello Concerto.

The Concerto transports the listener, from its opening theme “as effective an introduction to a character as the first five minutes of any Spielberg film” (The Washington Post) to its lyrical, poignant finale. It’s a rare opportunity to hear two towering artists who have shaped much of the musical world of the past half-century, on stage together in a joyful reunion!

 

More information and tickets:

https://www.philorch.org/performances/our-season/events-and-tickets/2023-2024-season/verizon-hall/john-williams-and-yo-yo-ma/

CONCERT – 22/2/2024 – 19.30h – NEW YORK

Official description:

Join us for a spectacular celebration of John Williams’s concert and film music. Under Williams’s baton, Yo-Yo Ma joins The Philadelphia Orchestra as soloist in the dazzling Cello Concerto—which Williams composed for Ma in 1994—and the orchestra performs the celebratory Just Down West Street … on the left, composed as a gift for the Tanglewood Music Center’s 75th anniversary. Conductor Stéphane Denève then joins the program to conduct a grand tour through some of Williams’s most iconic film music—including selections from the Indiana Jones and Star Wars series, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and The Book Thief—as well as his quintessential Olympic Fanfare and Theme. Experience a thrilling evening of music by one of the most beloved composers of our lifetime.

Complete this glamorous evening by attending a post-concert gala dinner in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Room. Availability to purchase gala tickets (starting at $2,500) is limited. For more information, please contact the Special Events Office at sevents@carnegiehall.org or 212-903-9679. All gala ticket and table prices include a partially tax-deductible donation that benefits Carnegie Hall’s artistic, education, and social impact programming.

 

More information and tickets:

https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2024/02/22/An-Evening-with-John-Williams-and-Yo-Yo-Ma-0700PM

 

NOTE: Philadelphia Orchestra concerts are broadcast on WRTI 90.1 FM on Sunday afternoons at 1 PM and are repeated on Monday evenings at 7 PM on WRTI HD 2. Visit www.wrti.org to listen live or for more details.

 

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