The stage on the iconic Hollywood Bowl has been named in honor of composer John Williams. Introduced by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the dedication marks the primary time within the Bowl’s 103-year historical past that the stage has ever been named after an artist.
The brand new stage signage bearing Williams’ title was unveiled at a personal ceremony over the weekend, attended by longtime LA Philharmonic supporters together with Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw’s Hearthland Basis, Seth MacFarlane, and the Katie McGrath and J.J. Abrams Household Basis.
“With out John Williams, bikes don’t actually fly, nor do brooms in Quidditch matches, nor do males in pink capes,” Spielberg stated of the legendary composer, who has scored movies akin to Jaws, Star Wars, E.T. the Further-Terrestrial, and the primary three Harry Potter films. “There isn’t any Pressure, dinosaurs don’t stroll the Earth. We don’t surprise, we don’t weep, we don’t consider.”
On the ceremony, Williams expressed his gratitude for the LA Philharmonic’s “unprecedented and unequaled” generosity. “I need to thank the entire donors on this effort, who proudly assist and salute the work executed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, one of many nice orchestras of the world,” he stated. “The individuality of this honor is definitely unparalleled and I thank all of you.”
