Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra
The ninth of 12 programmes. In the grand finale of the Royal Academy of Music's 1996 British and American
Film Music Festival, John Williams conducts the college's symphony orchestra in highlights from seven of his best-known scores. The performance includes excerpts from
E T the Extra-Terrestrial, Star Wars and Jaws, plus the UK premiere of his
Bassoon Concerto with soloist Judith LeClai r, principal bassoonist of the New York Philharmonic.