

John Williams: The Berlin Concert
Special | 57m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
John Williams makes his conducting debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker.
In October 2021, Hollywood legend John Williams made his conducting debut with the internationally renowned Berliner Philharmoniker. After opening with the “Olympic Fanfare and Theme,” Williams and the Berlin players performed a wide-ranging selection of music from some of his best-known film scores.
John Williams: The Berlin Concert is presented by your local public television station.
Distributed nationally by American Public Television

John Williams: The Berlin Concert
Special | 57m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
In October 2021, Hollywood legend John Williams made his conducting debut with the internationally renowned Berliner Philharmoniker. After opening with the “Olympic Fanfare and Theme,” Williams and the Berlin players performed a wide-ranging selection of music from some of his best-known film scores.
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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause continue ] >> Thank you very much.
Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, for being with us tonight here in this magnificent hall, which is like a house of magic.
And I want to tell you what a privilege it is for me to be here with you in this hall, standing in front of perhaps the world's greatest orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic.
[ Cheers and applause ] To be standing in front of this orchestra for any musician, however humble or great, to be here with you for these few moments is truly a great honor and a privilege, and I'm so grateful for this invitation to be with you.
[ Applause ] Thank you.
I have never been to Berlin before.
And I've always wanted to visit the city.
And it is incredibly beautiful.
And I'll just give you a couple of impressions.
The weather has been gorgeous, these early autumn days when we've had sun.
And driving around the city, we see people on bicycles and actually walking.
In Los Angeles, you don't walk.
[ Laughter ] There are freeways and cars.
That's all we have.
And it is -- The city is so alive and is present, and you have the great history of the area and these magnificent buildings and monuments.
And I walk in the Tiergarten and I see all the little children with gorgeous faces and I think, "Well, the future of this place is going to be fantastic and bright if we all do our jobs very well."
It's a fantastic place and I'm very happy and also honored just to be here in your midst.
[ Applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Harry Potter -- I'm happy to find that it was as popular in Germany as elsewhere.
These amazing books and movies have been said to have been the greatest British export since the Beatles, which could be true.
[ Applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ Applause ] >> We have already made four Indiana Jones films.
And as we speak, in London, Harrison Ford is now shooting the fifth one.
[ Cheers and applause ] So I think that's good news because when I leave Berlin, I will go back to Los Angeles in a few days and begin to write the score for the fifth Indiana Jones film.
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] >> Here is the "E.T.
Flying Theme."
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John Williams: The Berlin Concert is presented by your local public television station.
Distributed nationally by American Public Television