Record

Performance TitleLondon Symphony Orchestra Concert Season 1977-1978 - 'In Space' - Star Wars
Performance Date16 February 1978
Performance DayThursday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersGary Kurtz - speaker
Orchestra or BandLondon Symphony Orchestra
ChoirsThe Ambrosian Singers
ConductorsJohn Williams,
David Atherton
Set List'Theme from 2001' ('Sonnenaufgang' from 'Also sprach Zarathustra'), Richard Strauss,
'Close Encounters of the Third Kind', John Williams,
'Jupiter, Neptune, Mars (The Planets)', Holst
INTERVAL
'Star Wars Suite', John Williams,
Introduction of C3PO AND R2D2 (John Willaims)
'The Little People', John Williams,
'Here They Come', John Williams,
'Princess Leia's Theme', John Williams,
'The Battle', John Williams,
'The Royal Presentation and End Titles', John Williams
Performance NotesThe performance included the robot C3PO from Star Wars conducting the orchestra.
Related Archival MaterialDigital Photograph
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Yzageadaib_XowgLondon Symphony Orchestra Concert Season 1977-19786
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/5684Atherton; David (3 January 1944); OBE; English conductor, co-founder of London Sinfonietta
DS/UK/17673Kurtz; Gary (1940-); American film producer
DS/UK/130London Symphony Orchestra (LSO); 1904-; English orchestra
DS/UK/10652Ambrosian Singers; 1951-; English choral group
DS/UK/2647Williams; John Towner (1932-); American composer, conductor, pianist
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