The LA Phil’s conductor emeritus is just one big name in the all-star lineup, with many programs this summer focusing on individual composers.
The LA Phil, Yuja Wang, and others win during the early ceremony, before the telecast featuring Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, and more.
Even in a concert full of other composers, Williams’s work shows its enduring, outsized impact.
In the Double Concerto, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and cellist Pablo Ferrández are inspired.
Roberts and his trio’s jazzed-up version of the George Gershwin classic is just one discovery in a concert full of revelations.
