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LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC CELEBRATING

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC

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A Olympic Fanfare and Theme 4:00 J Theme from 5:57

B Excerpts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind 8:28 Three Selections from K for Motorcycle and 3:07 C Out to Sea and The Shark Cage Fugue from 4:24 L Marion’s Theme 4:11 M Three Selections from Raiders March 5:08 D Hedwig’s Theme 4:58 N Sayuri’s Theme from Memoirs of a Geisha 4:17 E Fawkes the Phoenix 3:42 Robert deMaine F Harry’s Wondrous World 4:41 Three Selections from G Theme from Schindler’s List 3:41 O 3:03 Simone Porter P ’s Theme 3:36 Q Throne Room and 7:58 H Adventures on Earth from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 10:25

R Adagio from Star Wars: Awakens 4:34 I The Flight to Neverland from Hook 4:49

S March 4:26

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The bonds between John Williams and the ably inevitable. More than any other composer, John Los Angeles Philharmonic reach farther back than any- Williams has been responsible for the growing accep- one might imagine. The veteran film composer first tance of film music in the concert hall. He has reminded conducted the orchestra in July 1978 at the us all that the greatest music written for films can also, Bowl, in the aftermath of the Oscar-winning success of in the right context, stand alongside the finest concert his music for Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third music being written today. Kind – which the orchestra, under maestro Zubin And much of that great film music is by Williams Mehta, had debuted in concert eight months earlier to himself. His scores for director alone thunderous audience response. include many of the most famous film themes of the “John, you must conduct at the ,” past fifty years. The ominous shark motif of Jaws Philharmonic Executive Director (1975), the exciting airborne-bicycle rush of E.T. the implored the then 46-year-old composer. “I said, ‘Ernest, Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and the mournful violin of I’ve only conducted in the studios, I don’t conduct in Schindler’s List (1993) all won . Add to public,’” Williams recalls. “It was a scary invitation, but a those the musical greeting for alien visitors in Close flattering one, so I accepted, to my lasting joy and plea- Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), the soaring theme sure.” It was the start of a long and distinguished career for a grown- Peter Pan in Hook (1991) and the fanfare around the world, and he returns introducing Jurassic Park (1993), and you have the every summer to conduct the Phil at the Bowl. musical for three generations of filmgoers. In fact, Williams played with the Philhar- It was Spielberg who introduced the composer to monic at the Bowl during the summers of 1958 and fellow filmmaker , and the result was the 1959, some twenty years before that first invitation to now legendary Star Wars series of (soon to be) nine conduct. So his relationship with the orchestra actu- films spanning more than forty years: a true “space ally dates back sixty years, to before many of its current opera” that encompasses dozens of memorable were even born. themes including the celebratory “Throne Room and A connection between America’s most famous film Finale” from Star Wars (1977), the darkly militaristic and one of its greatest orchestras was prob- “Imperial March” and warm “Yoda’s Theme” from The

4 Empire Strikes Back (1980), and the melancholy “Ada- Through all these years, the Los Angeles Philhar- gio” from Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). monic has enjoyed a close relationship with this most Spielberg and Lucas collaborated on the wildly prolific and talented composer. , Music entertaining Indiana Jones series, including the Director during the late 1980s, is an old friend dating famous march and “Marion’s Theme” from Raiders of back to their early days toiling in the movie studios. the Lost Ark (1981) and the amusingly titled “Scherzo Esa-Pekka Salonen commissioned a new work from for Motorcycle and Orchestra” from the third film, Indi- Williams () for the grand opening of Walt ana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). Disney Concert Hall in 2003. And current Music Direc- Still more Williams classics emerged from other tor maintains a close friendship with assignments, not all of them for movies. Olympic Fan- the maestro (even conducting portions of the Force fare and Theme, written for the 1984 summer games in Awakens ). Los Angeles, was the first of Williams’s four fanfares for “I think that John’s music is unique and amazing,” the international athletics competitions, and is still the says Dudamel. “It’s music that crosses the borders of most familiar and most performed. film music – it goes everywhere. I always say that John His march from Superman (1978) remains the has written the soundtrack of our lives. You can listen greatest, and certainly most memorable, of all comic- to the music and you can imagine the film, because the book movie themes. A couple of decades later, he music is so beautiful, so rich in imagination and magic engaged younger audiences with music for the Harry that it comes alive in whatever context. That is the Potter films, including “Hedwig’s Theme” and “Harry’s genius of John. He is a great friend, a generous person, Wondrous World” from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s an angel – he is a genius, and we cannot stop paying Stone (2001) and “Fawkes the Phoenix” from Harry Pot- homage to this amazing man, this amazing artist.” ter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). His colorful, Japanese-inspired music for Memoirs of a Geisha Jon Burlingame (2005) served as a reminder that this extraordinary composer can write in any style, work in any genre, convey any mood.

5 Driven by an unwavering belief in the power of music Year’s Day Concert. At John Williams’ personal request, In 2019, its Centennial season, the Los Angeles Phil- ments, intensive music instruction, and leadership to heal, unite, and inspire, Gustavo Dudamel, Music Dudamel guest-conducted on the soundtrack for Star harmonic has redefined what an orchestra can be. training to nearly 1,200 students from underserved & Artistic Director of the LA Philharmonic, is one of the Wars: The Force Awakens; he also recorded James New- Under the vibrant leadership of Music & Artistic Direc- neighborhoods, empowering them to become vital most distinguished conductors of our day. From the ton Howard’s soundtrack to Disney’s holiday release of tor Gustavo Dudamel since 2009, it presents an inspir- citizens, leaders, and agents of change. great concert halls to classrooms, video screens and and the Four Realms, in which he makes ing array of music through a commitment to founda- The orchestra also undertakes tours, including movie theaters, Dudamel’s remarkable career of musi- an on-screen cameo. tional works and adventurous explorations. At home regular visits to New York, , and Tokyo, among cal achievements and championing of access to the arts Dudamel’s cinema, TV, radio, and online broad- and abroad, the LA Phil – recognized as one of the other cities. The Philharmonic is now the International for young people around the world demonstrates casts have reached hundreds of millions of people world’s outstanding orchestras – leads the way in Orchestral Partner at ’s Barbican Centre. The music’s extraordinary capacity to transform lives. around the world. Dudamel’s Grammy Award®-winning groundbreaking and diverse programming that dem- orchestra’s very first tour was in 1921, and the Philhar- A lifelong advocate for music education and social discography also includes landmark recordings of John onstrates the orchestra’s artistry and vision, on stage monic has toured every season since 1969/70. development through art, Dudamel was shaped by his Adams’ Gospel According to the Other Mary (commis- and in the community. The LA Phil has a substantial catalog of concerts childhood experience with , the extraordi- sioned and performed by the Los Angeles Philhar- The LA Phil performs or presents more than 250 available online, including the first full-length classical nary program of immersive musical training initiated monic); the soundtrack to the motion picture Liberta- concerts annually at its two iconic venues: music video released on iTunes. in 1975 by Maestro José Antonio Abreu. Entering his dor, for which Dudamel composed the score; a Richard Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl. During its winter The Los Angeles Philharmonic was founded in 1919 19th year as Music Director of the Simón Bolívar Sym- Strauss disc with the ; Mahler season at , with approximate- by William Andrews Clark, Jr., a millionaire and ama- phony Orchestra, Dudamel also carries on the work of Nos. 5 and 7 with the Simón Bolívar Sym- ly 165 performances, the LA Phil creates festivals, artist teur musician. became its first his late mentor with his ongoing commitment to El phony Orchestra; and Mahler No. 9 with the residencies, and other thematic programs designed to Music Director, serving until 1927; since then, ten Sistema in , and by supporting numerous Los Angeles Philharmonic. A special charity LP release enhance the audience’s experience of orchestral music. renowned conductors have served in that capacity: Sistema-inspired projects around the world, including of Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony with the Vien- Since 1922, its summer home has been the world- Georg Schnéevoigt (1927–1929); Artur Rodziński Youth Orchestra Los Angeles, which reached thousands na Philharmonic raised funds for music education famous Hollywood Bowl, host to the finest artists from (1929–1933); (1933–1939); Alfred Wal- of under-served children in Southern California. projects in Latin America, and children from ’s all genres of music. lenstein (1943–1956); (1956– In 2018, Dudamel was featured in The New York El Sistema-inspired Superar program participated in The orchestra’s involvement with Los Angeles 1959); (1962–1978); Times Sunday magazine “What Makes Superstar Gus- his DG release of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibi- extends far beyond the Concert Hall, with wide-rang- (1978–1984); André Previn (1985–1989); Esa-Pekka tavo Dudamel So Good.” He had a cameo role in Ama- tion. Dudamel has independently produced an all- ing performances in the schools, churches, and neigh- Salonen (1992–2009); and Gustavo Dudamel (2009– zon Studio’s award-winning series Wagner recording available exclusively for download borhood centers of a vastly diverse community. Among present). and, together with members of YOLA, became the first and streaming, a set of the complete Beethoven sym- its influential and multifaceted education initiatives is classical musician to participate in the Super Bowl Half- phonies from Barcelona’s Palau de la Música, and a Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA), inspired by Vene- time Show. In 2017, he was the youngest-ever conduc- broadcast of two Stravinsky ballets in cooperation with zuela’s revolutionary El Sistema. Through YOLA, the LA tor to lead the ’s famous New the Berlin Philharmonic’s Digital Concert Hall. Phil and its community partners provide free instru-

6 LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC Minyoung Chang Ingrid Hutman FLUTES I.H. Albert Sutnick Chair Michael Larco Denis Bouriakov (Principal) Gustavo Dudamel Miika Gregg Hui Liu Virginia and Chair Music & Artistic Director Mischa Lefkowitz Meredith Snow Catherine Ransom Karoly(Associate Principal) Walt and Lilly Disney Chair Edith Markman Leticia Oaks Strong Mr. and Mrs. H. Russell Smith Chair Esa-Pekka Salonen Mitchell Newman Minor L. Wetzel Elise Shope Henry Conductor Laureate Stacy Wetzel Andrew François* Sarah Jackson Zubin Mehta SECOND PICCOLO Conductor Emeritus Lyndon Johnston Taylor(Principal) Robert deMaine(Principal) Sarah Jackson Dorothy Rossel Lay Chair Bram and Elaine Goldsmith Chair Susanna Mälkki Mark Kashper(Associate Principal) Ben Hong (Associate Principal) Principal Guest Conductor Marion Arthur Kuszyk(Associate Principal) Kristine Whitson Sadie and Norman Lee Chair Ann Ronus Chair Anne Marie Gabriele Johnny Lee Dahae Kim (Assistant Principal) Carolyn Hove Paolo Bortolameolli Dale Breidenthal Jonathan Karoly Assistant Conductor Ingrid Chun ENGLISH HORN Jin-Shan Dai Barry Gold Carolyn Hove Tianyun Jia Jason Lippmann John and Samantha Williams Creative Chair Chao-Hua Jin Gloria Lum Boris Allakhverdyan (Principal) FIRST VIOLINS Nickolai Kurganov Linda and Maynard Brittan Chair Michele and Dudley Rauch Chair Martin Chalifour(Principal Concertmaster) Guido Lamell Serge Oskotsky Burt Hara(Associate Principal) Marjorie Connell Wilson Chair Varty Manouelian Brent Samuel Andrew Lowy Nathan Cole(First Associate Concertmaster) Yun Tang BASSES David Howard Ernest Fleischmann Chair Michelle Tseng Christopher Hanulik(Principal) Bing Wang(Associate Concertmaster) Suli Xue E-FLAT Oscar M. Meza(Assistant Principal) Barbara and Jay Rasulo Chair Eduardo Rios* Andrew Lowy David Allen Moore Akiko Tarumoto (Assistant Concertmaster) VIOLAS Ted Botsford Philharmonic Affiliates Chair Teng Li (Principal) Jack Cousin David Howard Rebecca Reale John Connell Chair Jory Herman Michele Bovyer Dale Hikawa Silverman(Associate Principal) Brian Johnson Rochelle Abramson Whitney Crockett (Principal) Ben Ullery(Assistant Principal) Peter Rofé Camille Avellano Shawn Mouser (Associate Principal) Dana Lawson Michael Fuller* Margaret and Jerrold L. Eberhardt Chair Michele Grego Richard Elegino Dennis Trembly Mark Baranov Evan Kuhlmann John Hayhurst Principal Bass Emeritus

7 CONTRABASSOON Evan Kuhlmann Joseph Pereira (Principal) Cecilia and Dudley Rauch Chair HORNS Andrew Bain(Principal) PERCUSSION John Cecil Bessell Chair Matthew Howard (Principal) Jaclyn Rainey (Associate Principal) James Babor Gregory Roosa Perry Dreiman Alan Scott Klee Chair Wesley Sumpter* Amy Jo Rhine KEYBOARDS Loring Charitable Trust Chair Joanne Pearce Martin Brian Drake Katharine Bixby Hotchkis Chair Reese and Doris Gothie Chair Ethan Bearman (Assistant) HARP Bud and Barbara Hellman Chair Lou Anne Neill LIBRARIANS Thomas Hooten(Principal) Kazue Asawa McGregor M. David and Diane Paul Chair Kenneth Bonebrake James Wilt(Associate Principal) Stephen Biagini Nancy and Donald de Brier Chair PERSONNEL MANAGER Christopher Still Jeffrey Neville Ronald and Valerie Sugar Chair CONDUCTING FELLOWS Nuno Coelho David Rejano Cantero (Principal) Stephen Mulligan James Miller (Associate Principal) Elena Schwarz Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen Chair Jesús Uzcátegui Paul Radke *Resident Fellows Simone Porter Robert deMaine BASS John Lofton Norman Pearson

8 Publishers: Olympic Fanfare and Theme 1984 Marjer Publishing Co. Excerpts from “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” 1977 EMI Gold Horizon Music Corp. Out to Sea/The Shark Cage Fugue from “Jaws” 1975 USI B Music Publishing Hedwig’s Theme from “Harry Potter” 2001 Warner Barham Music, LLC Live recording: Los Angeles, Walt Disney Concert Hall, January 24–27, 2019 Fawkes the Phoenix from “Harry Potter” 2002 Warner Barham Music, LLC Executive Producer: Ute Fesquet Harry’s Wondrous World from “Harry Potter” Warner Barham Music, LLC Producer: Dmitriy Lipay Theme from “Schindler’s List” 1993 U.P.G. Music Publishing Recording and Mastering Engineers: Dmitriy Lipay, Alexander Lipay Walt Disney Concert Hall Audio Crew: Kevin Wapner, Randy Piotroski, Leland Alexander, Robert Schraut Adventures on Earth from “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” 1982 USI B Music Publishing LA Phil CEO: Simon Woods The Flight to Neverland from “Hook” 1991 EMI Intertrax Music Inc. LA Phil Associate Director, Media Initiatives: Jessie Farber Theme from “Jurassic Park” 1982 USI B Music Publishing Mr. Dudamel is represented worldwide by Fidelio Arts Ltd, London Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra from “Indiana Jones” 1989 Bantha Music Product Manager: Harald Reiter Marion’s Theme from “Indiana Jones” 1981 Bantha Music 2019 GmbH, Stralauer Allee 1, 10245 Berlin Raiders March from “Indiana Jones” 1981 by Bantha Music and Ensign Music Corporation 2019 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin Sayuri’s Theme from “Memoirs of a Geisha” 2005 Colpix Music, Inc. Booklet Editor: Eva Reisinger Cover Photo Los Angeles Philharmonic Three Selections from “Star Wars” 1980 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. and Bantha Music Artist Photos Vern Evans, Ryan Hunter Adagio from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” 2015 Utapau Music Design: Anja Hoppe Superman March 1978 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. www.deutschegrammophon.com

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