An All-John Williams Program with Emanuel Ax and Gil Shaham | E Pluribus Unum: From Many, One

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
Gil Shaham, violin

All-John WILLIAMS program
"The Float" from Catch Me if You Can
Piano Concerto
TreeSong, for violin and orchestra
Theme from Schindler’s List
Suite from Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Considered among the greatest film composers of all time, Boston Pops Conductor Laureate and longtime BSO family member John Williams is also known for his concert works. His new Piano Concerto, composed for Emanuel Ax, received its premiere at Tanglewood in summer 2025. Violinist Gil Shaham gave the world premiere of TreeSong with the BSO and Williams at Tanglewood in 2000; the piece was inspired by dawn redwood trees in Boston’s Public Garden and Arnold Arboretum. Shaham also plays the poignant Schindler’s List theme, and other music from Williams’s film scores begins and ends the program.