John Williams
b. 1932
American
Summary
Williams has won 24 Grammy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, five Academy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. With 51 Academy Award nominations, Williams is the second most-nominated individual, after Walt Disney. In 2005, the American Film Institute selected Williams's score to 1977's Star Wars as the greatest American film score of all time. The soundtrack to Star Wars was additionally preserved by the Library of Congress into the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Williams was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl's Hall of Fame in 2000, and was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004 and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2016. Williams composed the score for eight of the top 20 highest-grossing films at the U.S. box office (adjusted for inflation).
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Performances
18th May 2024
- PERFORMERS
- Bath Philharmonia
- CONDUCTOR
- Jason Thornton
- LOCATION
- The Forum, Bath, United Kingdom
28th May 2024
- SOLOISTS
- Daniel Hope, violin; Jan Vogler cello
- PERFORMERS
- Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
- CONDUCTOR
- Anna Rakitina
- LOCATION
- Frauenkirche, Dresden, Germany
8th June 2024
- PERFORMERS
- Orchester Äskulap Berlin
- CONDUCTOR
- Jens Albert
- LOCATION
- Bürgerhaus, Neuenhagen, Germany
30th June 2024
- SOLOISTS
- Ben Cartlidge
- PERFORMERS
- Southport Orchestra
- CONDUCTOR
- Jeff Rimmer
- LOCATION
- Scarisbrick School, Southport, United Kingdom
3rd July 2024
- PERFORMERS
- London Phoenix Orchestra
- CONDUCTOR
- Levon Parikian
- LOCATION
- Cadogan Hall, London, United Kingdom