Join Gustavo Dudamel, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and the LA Phil for a special performance of John Williams’ magnificent cello concerto along with selections from his extraordinary canon of film music.
In addition to his film work, Williams has contributed a wealth of distinctive and celebrated compositions for the concert hall, including his lyrical and evocative concerto for cello and orchestra. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, “the best-known, most versatile music soloist in this country and perhaps in the world” (The Washington Post), opens the program with this acclaimed 1994 work that was composed especially for him.
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John Williams
Sound the Bells!
John Williams
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
John Williams
Olympic Fanfare and Theme
John Williams
Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
John Williams
Three Selections from Indiana Jones: Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra, Marion’s Theme, Raiders March
John Williams
“Princess Leia’s Theme” from Star Wars: A New Hope
John Williams
“Adventures on Earth” from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Performers
Gustavo Dudamel
conductor
John Williams
curator
Yo-Yo Ma
cello
Los Angeles Philharmonic