| Main Performers | Jamal Aliyev - cello,
Annelien Van Wauwe - clarinet,
Jess Gillam - saxophone |
| Set List | 'Raiders of the Lost Ark - Raiders March',
'Goodbye Mr Chips - Overture',
'Theme from Jaws',
'Superman - March',
'Memoirs of a Geisha - Suyuri's Theme',
'The Terminal - The Tale of Viktor Navorski',
'War Horse - Dartmoor 1912',
'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Hedwig's Theme',
'A Child' Tale: Suite from the BFG',
'E.T the Extra-Terrestrial - Flying Theme',
INTERVAL
'JFK - Prologue',
'Munich - Prayer for Peace',
'Amistad - Dry Your Tears, Afrika',
'The Witches of Eastwick - The Devil's Dance',
'Ctach Me If You Can - Escapade No 3 (Joy Ride)',
'Star Wars: Episode VII, The Force Awakens - March of the Resistance',
'Star Wars Episode VII, The Force Awakens - Rey's Theme,
'Star Wars: Episode IV, A New Hope - Main Title',
ENCORE
'The Cantina Band' from Star Wars: A New Hope, J Williams,
'Harry's Wondrous World' from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, J Williams |
| Performance Notes | Winner of five Academy Awards, 22 Grammy Awards and seven BAFTAs, John Williams is among the greatest of film composers. His scores for Star Wars, Harry Potter, E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial, and the Indiana Jones films have made him a household name.
The BBC Proms celebrates his extraordinary achievements in a concert to mark Williamss 85th birthday. Keith Lockhart a long-time colleague of Williams at the Boston Pops Orchestra conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in an evening featuring excerpts from the composers best-loved scores, as well as some lesser-known gems.
Debut Royal Albert Hall and Proms performances for Jamal Aliyev and Annelien Van Wauwe.
The concert was broadcast on BBC Four on 21 July 2017. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2017/47a),
Programme (RAHE/1/2017/55),
Mini Guide (RAHE/6/2017/36),
Digital Photographs,
Posters (RAHE/2/2017/27-28) |