Premieres Friday, November 12 at 9 p.m. on PBS, pbs.org/gperf and the PBS Video app
Great Performances celebrates the debut of a new violin concerto by legendary GRAMMY-, Emmy- and Oscar-winning composer-conductor John Williams with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Great Performances: A John Williams Premiere at Tanglewood premiering Friday, November 12 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/gperf and the PBS Video app. Recorded in July from the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer home, Great Performances: A John Williams Premiere at Tanglewood is conducted by both BSO music director Andris Nelsons and Williams. The concert features virtuoso violinist Anne-Sophie Mütter performing the debut of Williams’ new concerto, as well as performances of Aaron Copland’s “Quiet City,” Igor Stravinsky’s Suite from “The Firebird” and “Starburst” by Jessie Montgomery, composer-violinist-educator and Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s newest composer-in-residence.
