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John Williams
Few names in music are as instantly recognisable as John Williams — the American composer behind Star Wars, Harry Potter and Jurassic Park. Hear his themes performed live.
Born in 1932, John Williams is the most Oscar-nominated living person — five Academy Awards across a career that shaped Hollywood. His scores for Jaws, E.T., Indiana Jones, Schindler's List and the first Harry Potter films turned the orchestral soundtrack into the defining popular music of its age. Williams is a master of the unforgettable melody: the soaring main themes, the menacing two-note shark motif, Hedwig's shimmering celesta. Performed live, every brass fanfare and string line fills the room with cinematic sweep.
Upcoming concerts of John Williams's music
11 September 19:00 Geneva — Salle Centrale de la Madeleine, Geneve Get tickets 12 September 17:00 Lausanne — Paderewski Hall, Montbenon Casino, Lausanne Get tickets 18 September 19:30 London — Kensington United Reformed Church Get tickets 19 September 17:00 Sion — Sion-Pôle Musique, BLACK BOX Get tickets 25 September 19:00 Geneva — Auditorium Sacré-Cœur, Église du Sacré-Cœur, Geneva Get tickets 25 September 20:00 Vienna — Paulanerkirche, Vienna Get tickets 25 September 21:00 Monkstown — Monkstown Church, Dublin Get tickets 26 September 19:15 Zurich — Kirche Bühl Wiedikon, Zurich Get tickets 4 October 17:00 Lausanne — Paderewski Hall, Montbenon Casino, Lausanne Get tickets 4 October 19:00 Lausanne — Paderewski Hall, Montbenon Casino, Lausanne Get tickets 8 October 19:00 Montreux — Salon La Baule, Casino Barrière Montreux Get tickets 16 October 20:00 Ghent — O.L.V-Sint-Pieterskerk, Ghent Get tickets 17 October 17:00 Bern — Yehudi Menuhin Forum Bern, Bern Get tickets 17 October 19:00 Bern — Yehudi Menuhin Forum Bern, Bern Get tickets 17 October 20:00 Groningen — Nieuwe Kerk, Groningen Get tickets 17 October 20:00 Amsterdam — Keizersgrachtkerk, Amsterdam Get tickets 17 October 20:00 Utrecht — Nicolaïkerk, Utrecht Get tickets 18 October 17:00 Lucerne — Matthäuskirche (St Matthew’s Church), Lucerne Get tickets 13 November 19:30 Cardiff — Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff Get tickets 12 December 18:30 Manchester — The Stoller Hall, Manchester Get tickets 13 December 20:30 Florence — Cattedrale dell’Immagine, Florence Get ticketsPhoto via Wikimedia Commons — see image credits.
