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Gustavo Dudamel Awards John Williams On "GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends"
Venezuelan conductor, violinist and Los Angeles Philharmonic Music & Artistic Director, Gustavo Dudamel has the perfect words to describe the work of GRAMMY-winning conductor, composer and pianist John Williams, who has composed film scores for iconic films like Jaws, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and Harry Potter.
"He's writing the soundtrack of our lives, so we cannot disconnect a moment of your life without a melody of a movie that John wrote," Dudamel told the Recording Academy.
On the upcoming "GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends," Dudamel presents Williams with the Trustees Award. Williams has been the music director and laureate conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra and continues relationships with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, he's composed scores for many iconic movies, including Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, Jurassic Park and Amistad. Anne Akiko Meyers will be honoring Williams with a performance of "Shindler's List."
"He's at the service [of'] the music," Dudamel shared. "And that for us as young artists, in my case, is an example [of] that humble approach from a giant to the music, so that is something unique."
Watch the award presentation during the special tribute concert that will air on PBS at 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5 (check your local listings) and will be available to stream the following day via pbs.org/gperf.
