Editing John Williams (section)

=== Conductor ===
[[File:John Williams tux.jpg|thumb|left|Williams at Avery Fisher Hall in 2004]]
In February 2004, April 2006, and September 2007, Williams conducted the [[New York Philharmonic]] at [[Avery Fisher Hall]] in New York City. The initial program was intended to be a one-time special event, and featured Williams's medley of Oscar-winning film scores first performed at the previous year's [[Academy Award]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jwfan.com/?p=2252|title=John Williams: the Art of the Score (review)|website=John Williams Fan Network|first=Johnny|last=Ecks|date=February 12, 2004|access-date=May 22, 2013|archive-date=February 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225074806/http://www.jwfan.com/?p=2252|url-status=live}}</ref> Its unprecedented popularity led to two concerts in 2006, fundraising gala events featuring personal recollections by [[Martin Scorsese]] and [[Steven Spielberg]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/26/arts/music/26will.html|title=Philharmonic and Film: Sound to Bring Pictures to Life|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 26, 2006|access-date=May 22, 2013|first=Allan|last=Kozinn|archive-date=January 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111055154/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/26/arts/music/26will.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Chris Matthew Sciabarra, [http://www.nyu.edu/projects/sciabarra/notablog/archives/001129.html "John Williams & the NY Philharmonic"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125445/http://www.nyu.edu/projects/sciabarra/notablog/archives/001129.html |date=March 4, 2016}} from ''Notablog'', May 16, 16, 2006.</ref> Continued demand fueled three more concerts in 2007, which all sold out. These featured a tribute to the musicals of [[Stanley Donen]] and served as the New York Philharmonic season's opening event.<ref name=NYP_JW>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/arts/music/09classicallistweb.html|title=Classical: Just in Time for Timeless Melodies|access-date=May 22, 2013|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|first=Allan|last=Kozinn|date=September 9, 2007|archive-date=June 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605042556/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/arts/music/09classicallistweb.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Anthony Tommasini, [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/17/arts/music/17will.html "John Williams: NY Philharmonic (review)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116200431/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/17/arts/music/17will.html |date=January 16, 2018}} from ''New York Times'', September 17, 2007.</ref> After a three-season absence, Williams conducted the Philharmonic once again in October 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/john-williams-makes-movie_b_1032296|title=John Williams Makes Movie Music Come Alive|work=Huffington Post|last=Groner|first=Danny|date=October 26, 2011|access-date=May 13, 2022|archive-date=May 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513050535/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/john-williams-makes-movie_b_1032296|url-status=live}}</ref>

After over a ten year break, Williams returned to New York in 2022 to conduct the [[Philadelphia Orchestra]] for a benefit concert at [[Carnegie Hall]], with special guest violinist [[Anne-Sophie Mutter]].<ref>Justin Davidson (April 22, 2023). [https://www.vulture.com/article/john-williams-carnegie-hall-anne-sophie-mutter-philadelphia-orchestra.html "A Blockbuster Evening With John Williams at Carnegie Hall"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215075739/https://www.vulture.com/article/john-williams-carnegie-hall-anne-sophie-mutter-philadelphia-orchestra.html |date=December 15, 2023}}. ''New York Magazine''.</ref> The next year, he was feted at a gala at [[David Geffen Hall]] by Spielberg, celebrating their nearly fifty-year collaboration.<ref>[https://www.townandcountrymag.com/the-scene/parties/g43744339/new-york-philharmonic-gala-2023-john-williams/ "A Jedi Walks into a Gala"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215075740/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/the-scene/parties/g43744339/new-york-philharmonic-gala-2023-john-williams/ |date=December 15, 2023}}. ''Town & Country''. April 26, 2023.</ref> In 2024, he returned to headline another gala at Carnegie Hall with the Philadelphia Orchestra, this time with Yo-Yo Ma as his special guest.<ref>[https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2024/02/22/An-Evening-with-John-Williams-and-Yo-Yo-Ma-0700PM "An Evening with John Williams and Yo-Yo Ma"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201233157/https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2024/02/22/An-Evening-with-John-Williams-and-Yo-Yo-Ma-0700PM |date=December 1, 2023}}. Carnegie Hall. February 2, 2024.</ref>

[[File:John Williams & Stanley Donan.jpg|thumb|right|Stanley Donen (left) and Williams at Avery Fisher Hall in 2007]]
Williams also conducted the [[National Symphony Orchestra]], the [[United States Army Band|U.S. Army Herald Trumpets]], the Joint Armed Forces Chorus, and the [[Choral Arts Society of Washington]] in his new arrangement of "The Star-Spangled Banner" for the anthem's 200th anniversary. The performance was held at ''[[A Capitol Fourth]]'', an [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] celebration concert in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Legendary-Composer-John-Williams-to-Pay-Tribute-to-National-Anthem-on-PBS-A-CAPITOL-FOURTH-20140625|title=Legendary Composer John Williams to Pay Tribute to National Anthem on PBS' A Capitol Fourth|website=Broadway World|date=June 25, 2014|access-date=December 31, 2015|archive-date=January 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103004011/http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Legendary-Composer-John-Williams-to-Pay-Tribute-to-National-Anthem-on-PBS-A-CAPITOL-FOURTH-20140625|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 13, 2017, at [[Star Wars Celebration]] Orlando, Williams performed a surprise concert<ref>{{cite web |last1=Borrelli |first1=Christopher |title=13 favorite moments from 'Star Wars' Celebration in Orlando this weekend |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-star-wars-celebration-10-best-20170415-column.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=July 13, 2019 |date=April 17, 2017 |archive-date=August 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828053244/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-star-wars-celebration-10-best-20170415-column.html |url-status=live}}</ref> with the [[Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra]] featuring "Princess Leia's Theme" (a tribute to the recently deceased [[Carrie Fisher]]), "The Imperial March" and "Main Title", followed by [[George Lucas]] saying, "The secret sauce of Star Wars, the greatest composer-conductor in the universe, John Williams".

[[File:John Williams Boston Pops 2018.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.05|John Williams conducting the Boston Pops in May 2018]]
[[Anne-Sophie Mutter]], introduced to Williams by their mutual friend [[André Previn]], collaborated with Williams on an album, ''Across the Stars'', on which Mutter played themes and pieces from Williams's film scores in his new arrangements for violin. It was released in August 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grieving |first1=Tim |title=John Williams And Anne-Sophie Mutter, 2 Geniuses For The Price Of One |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/08/24/753877978/john-williams-and-anne-sophie-mutter-2-geniuses-for-the-price-of-one |work=NPR |access-date=July 15, 2021 |archive-date=July 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715184914/https://www.npr.org/2019/08/24/753877978/john-williams-and-anne-sophie-mutter-2-geniuses-for-the-price-of-one |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Vienna Philharmonic]] Orchestra invited Williams to lead concerts in January 2020, his first engagement with a European orchestra,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wienerphilharmoniker.at/concerts/concert-detail/event-id/10146|title=A Tribute to John Williams, Sun, 19. January 2020|publisher=[[Vienna Philharmonic]]|access-date=May 4, 2020|archive-date=August 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200825233927/https://www.wienerphilharmoniker.at/concerts/concert-detail/event-id/10146}}</ref> for an all-Williams concert featuring Mutter as soloist. The concert included many pieces from ''Across the Stars''. The resulting concert album, ''John Williams in Vienna'', became the bestselling orchestral album of 2020, reaching the top 10 in many countries and topping the U.S. and UK classical charts.<ref>{{cite web |title=John Williams in Vienna: 2020's best-selling orchestral album is released as new double-album fan edition |url=https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/artists/john-williams/news/john-williams-in-vienna-2020s-best-selling-orchestral-album-is-released-as-new-double-album-fan-edition-261754 |website=Deutsche Grammophone |access-date=July 15, 2021 |archive-date=July 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715181932/https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/artists/john-williams/news/john-williams-in-vienna-2020s-best-selling-orchestral-album-is-released-as-new-double-album-fan-edition-261754 |url-status=live}}</ref> The orchestra also commissioned a new procedural from Williams for their annual {{lang|de|Philharmonikerball}},<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.diepresse.com/5886209/wiener-philharmoniker-sagen-ball-2021-ab|title=Wiener Philharmoniker sagen Ball 2021 ab|language=de|date=October 22, 2020|website=Die Presse|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204081523/https://www.diepresse.com/5886209/wiener-philharmoniker-sagen-ball-2021-ab|url-status=live}}</ref> replacing the 1924 fanfare by [[Richard Strauss]].

[[File:Masur, Williams, Spielberg.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ken-David Masur]] (left), Williams, & Spielberg at [[David Geffen Hall]] in 2023]]
Williams conducted the [[Berlin Philharmonic]] from October 14–16, 2021, marking his second engagement with a European orchestra and his first with the Berlin Philharmonic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/concerts/calendar/details/53783/|title=John Williams conducts John Williams |publisher=Berlin Philharmonic|access-date=October 18, 2021|archive-date=December 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227150119/https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/concerts/calendar/details/53783/}}</ref> In 2022, in celebration of his 90th birthday, Williams conducted the Vienna Philharmonic in March, and was honored on August 20 with a tribute at [[Tanglewood]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tanglewood 2022 season update: More James Taylor tickets released, and John Williams will conduct at Tanglewood on Parade |url=https://www.berkshireeagle.com/arts_and_culture/berkshirelandscapes/james-taylor-tickets-john-williams-tanglewood-on-parade-2022-season/article_376f343e-a08f-11ec-9f73-1b03176377f3.html |website=The Berkshire Eagle |date=March 10, 2022 |access-date=May 8, 2022 |archive-date=May 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508195509/https://www.berkshireeagle.com/arts_and_culture/berkshirelandscapes/james-taylor-tickets-john-williams-tanglewood-on-parade-2022-season/article_376f343e-a08f-11ec-9f73-1b03176377f3.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The tribute at Tanglewood featured [[James Taylor]], Yo-Yo Ma, and [[Branford Marsalis]]. The Boston Symphony Orchestra performed some of Williams' best-known music, with Williams conducting the "Raiders March" from the Indiana Jones movies at the end of the show.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rousseau |first1=Morgan |title=Photos: BSO honors legendary composer John Williams with star-studded 90th birthday celebration |url=https://www.boston.com/news/music/2022/08/21/photos-bso-honors-legendary-composer-john-williams-with-star-studded-90th-birthday-celebration/ |newspaper=Boston Globe |access-date=August 27, 2022 |archive-date=August 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827045809/https://www.boston.com/news/music/2022/08/21/photos-bso-honors-legendary-composer-john-williams-with-star-studded-90th-birthday-celebration/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Williams made a surprise appearance at the U.S. premiere of the ''[[Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny]]'' (2023) on June 15, where he conducted themes with a live symphony orchestra. Also present were Spielberg, Lucas, [[Harrison Ford]], and [[James Mangold]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2023/06/john-williams-indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-premiere/|title= John Williams Conducts Surprise Performance of Indiana Jones Theme Song at Dial of Destiny Premiere|website= January 25, 2024|date= June 14, 2023|access-date= January 25, 2024 |archive-date=January 25, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240125145742/https://consequence.net/2023/06/john-williams-indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-premiere/|url-status= live}}</ref> Later that year, he conducted the [[Saito Kinen Orchestra]] in [[Matsumoto, Nagano|Matsumoto]] and [[Tokyo]], Japan, marking his return to the country for the first time in over thirty years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 23, 2024 |title=Deutsche Grammophon Announces 'John Williams in Tokyo' (Digital, CD & Blu-ray) + 'John Williams in Concert' 7-LP Vinyl Box Set – JOHN WILLIAMS Fan Network – JWFAN |url=https://jwfan.com/?p=15887 |access-date=April 16, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>