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John Williams

George and Roberta Berry Boston Pops Conductor Laureate

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A black and white image of John Williams sitting at a piano looking down at sheet music, resting his head on one hand as the other plays the piano

Williams seated at the piano in 1979

A black and white image of John Williams, dressed in a tuxedo, conducting in a backstage hallway

Williams practices backstage before making his Boston Pops conducting debut in 1980

Black and white photo of John Williams passing the baton to Keith Lockhart on the Symphony Hall stage.

Williams passes the baton to Keith Lockhart during a Salute to Symphony event on February 6, 1995, at which Lockhart's conductorship was announced

John Williams and Seiji Ozawa smile as they stand next to Darth Vader and Chewbacca

Williams and Seiji Ozawa, BSO Music Director Laureate, pose with Darth Vader and Chewbacca in 1997

Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and John Williams sit close together and smile

From left: Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Williams at a recording session for Saving Private Ryan on February 21, 1998

Dressed in tuxedos, Keith Lockhart, John Williams, and Seiji Ozawa sit close together at the piano, all lifting their hands and smiling

From left: Lockhart, Williams, and Ozawa play the piano together during the Symphony Hall Centennial Ball on October 12, 2000

Audra McDonald and John Williams hold hands and smile at each other on stage after a performance, with the Boston Pops musicians behind them

Audra McDonald performs with Williams and the Boston Pops on Film Night at Tanglewood in 2013

Thomas Wilkins, Andris Nelsons, John Williams, Anne Sophie Mutter, and Keith Lockhart smile for the camera backstage

From left: Thomas Wilkins, Andris Nelsons, Williams, Anne-Sophie Mutter, and Lockhart backstage at Concert for Our City on October 3, 2021