John Williams in London – October 2018

UPDATE: 20/10/2018 – Added concert program

UPDATE: 24/10/2018 – John Williams has been hospitalized and will not conduct the concert – More information (read news) – Dirk Brossé will take the baton on his behalf and with John’s blessing

UPDATE: 25/10/2018 – Concert changes its name from ‘An Evening With John Williams In Concert’ to ‘A Celebration of John Williams In Concert’

 

What a surprise!!! For the first time in 22 years, John Williams will return to the United Kingdom, specifically to the Royal Albert Hall in London, to direct his iconic scores at a concert called ‘An Evening With John Williams In Concert’ ‘A Celebration of John Williams In Concert’.

 

On Friday 26th of October 2018, John Williams will conduct the London Symphony Orchestra, the same orchestra that recorded his 1977 masterpiece Star Wars: A New Hope among other acclaimed scores, taking the audience on a journey through some of the most successful movie music in living memory.

 

The concert program will be the following:

Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Three Selections from Harry Potter
Hedwig’s Theme
Fawkes the Phoenix
Harry’s Wondrous World

End Titles from Dracula

Adventures on Earth from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

~ Interval ~

Superman March

A Child’s Tale: Suite from The BFG

Theme from Jurassic Park

Theme from Schindler’s List (Carmine Lauri, soloist)

Three Selections from Star Wars
The Imperial March
followed by the European premiere of
Han Solo & the Princess
Throne Room & Finale

 

The tickets, sold out soon after coming out, were available in pre-sale for subscribers of the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday, 14th of February, and then available to the general public on Friday, February 16th – 9:00 a.m. at the following link:

https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2018/an-evening-with-john-williams-in-concert/

 

A unique opportunity that you can’t let go!!