John Williams News

Symphony San Jose announces its 2023/2024 season, the first curated by new Executive Artistic and General Director Robert Massey, who took the helm of the organization last June.

In between writing violin concertos, chamber music and other pieces for classical ensembles of various sizes, the highly sought-after composer puts on his jazz pianist hat, records GRAMMY® award-winning jazz albums, and plays the world’s leading clubs, concert halls and festivals with his exceptional jazz groups.

The Seattle Symphony's 2023/2024 season marks the orchestra's 120th season and the 25th anniversary of Benaroya Hall's opening. The season launches with recreations of the Symphony's and the Hall's first-ever concerts; featuring Seattle Symphony Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot and soprano Alexandra LoBianco.

NEWARK, NJ: January 27, 2023 - The New Jersey Symphony is thrilled to announce its 101st season highlighting Music Director Xian Zhang's ambitious vision to explore the musical heritage of the American orchestral works.

JazzMN has performed to sold-out audiences across the Twin Cities and will welcome jazz lovers and novices alike to their 2023 3-concert series at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (CDT).

Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center offers an authentic Celtic musical experience this St. Patrick's Day with the family-based band, Cormorant's Fancy. The 7-member group will appear in West Chester for one show only on Friday, March 17 at 7:30PM.

The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra will welcome audiences back to the Winspear Centre for another memorable season of live performances.

The Houston Symphony announced that the Symphony will perform Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in Concert on July 14 and 15, 2023 at the Hobby Centeras part of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series.

Worldwide sensation Spanish guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas will perform in Smothers Theatre at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts. 

This May, Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra will be joined by the Will Gregory Moog Ensemble, a uniquely innovative synth band led by Goldfrapp's Will Gregory and comprised of synth musicians including Florence and the Machine keyboardist Hazel Mills, to explore some of the most iconic and audacious music written for the screen.

Today, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) announces its highly anticipated 2023/24 season, featuring a wide variety of musical experiences that celebrate exceptional talent across genres and reflect Toronto's diverse communities.

Carnegie Hall has announced programming for its 2023–2024 season, including Lea Michele's Carnegie Hall Debut, Patti LuPone, and more. See how to purchase tickets!

Feel the force with the return to Las Vegas of the Music of John Williams. The Las Vegas Philharmonic will perform out-of-this-world songs in Reynolds’ Hall at The Smith Center on March 3 and March 4.

The Circus Arts Conservatory (CAC) and Key Chorale will come together again for this year's production of Cirque des Voix: Circus of the Voices, a one-of-a-kind performing arts experience. Shows will take place March 10-12, 2023.

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El compositor y director musical de origen poblano, Joaquín Lichtle Prieto, impartió la conferencia Música en Hollywood en el Conservatorio Nacional de Música, donde abordó el desarrollo de la musicalización en la industria del cine y el auge que cobró con el uso de las nuevas tecnologías. 

Get swept away by the magic of movie music! The Santa Barbara Symphony presents John Williams: A Cinematic Celebration on Saturday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 19 at 3:00 p.m. Guest conductor Rei Hotoda takes the podium to lead the Symphony in a tribute concert where powerful cinematic moments will come to life through live orchestral accompaniment.

Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Orchestra has announced their 2023 Spring Pops season, May 12–June 10, encompassing a celebratory spectrum of concerts and remarkable breadth of musical genres for which “America's Orchestra” is universally recognized. 

The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra announced details of the 2023-24 season, also the 20th anniversary of music director Delta David Gier. The new season will feature masterworks of Beethoven, Haydn, and Schubert, as well as Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, and Copland's Appalachian Spring. 

London's acclaimed Academy of St Martin in the Fields makes its highly anticipated return to Bravo! Vail with Music Director Joshua Bell. World-renowned resident orchestras-the New York Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra-join for 17 programs led by Music Directors Jaap van Zweden, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and Fabio Luisi, in addition to guest conductors Marin Alsop, Giancarlo Guerrero, Hannu Lintu, Stéphane Denève, Jeff Tyzik, and Justin Freer.