NEW YORK — The New York Philharmonic will mark the centennial of Leonard Bernstein’s birth with a festival of his works in a season that will also feature John Williams’s music from the Star Wars saga. In a separate event likely to pull in crowds, the Philharmonic will play Williams’ scores to four Star Wars films set to screenings of the blockbuster movies. The Star Wars concerts will be conducted by David Newman, himself a prolific composer in Hollywood who followed in the footsteps of his father Alfred Newman. The upcoming season comes at a moment of transition for the New York Philharmonic, with Alan Gilbert stepping down as music director this year. The Philharmonic season will include two commissioned world premieres – works by Danish composer Bent Sorensen and Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir.

Source: Viet Nam News February 09, 2017 09:50 UTC