John Williams won’t be attending the 2025 New World Symphony Gala

Dear NWS Gala Supporter,

Regrettably, a minor health matter has prevented John Williams from being in Miami for this weekend’s Gala. He is so sorry to miss this wonderful celebration of the New World Symphony and our collective mission of supporting our country’s best and brightest young orchestral musicians.

John wishes to thank everyone who has so generously supported this gala and asks us to kindly share the following personal message with each of you:

“I’m so sorry to miss being with all of you at this year’s gala and I wish to thank everyone present for supporting these brilliant young musicians. I also wish to congratulate Maestro Denève on his wonderful work inspiring a new generation of orchestral musicians. They are the future of our cultural life, and all of you are the generous custodians of that precious future.”

We wish Maestro Williams a swift recovery and we thank him for everything he does to support America’s orchestral musicians.

I look forward to greeting you at this very special Gala.