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The reason why I started to play the violin is Beethoven
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John Williams: Live in Vienna

The reason why I started to playthe violin is Beethoven

The reason why I started to play
the violin is Beethoven

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The reason why I started to play the violin is Beethoven.
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03:24:51
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May 29, 2025
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Explore the live recordings of the Hollywood legend's Vienna Philharmonic 2020 debut.
Actually it was the Beethoven Concerto which I performed at a very early stage - John Williams: Live in Vienna 00:09
Actually it was the Beethoven Concerto which I performed at ...
Vienna used to be — it still is — such a breeding ground - John Williams: Live in Vienna 00:15
Vienna used to be — it still is — such a breeding ground
Alban Berg is another great hero, - John Williams: Live in Vienna 00:10
Alban Berg is another great hero,
But for me being here now in Vienna after having done most of the big repertoire - John Williams: Live in Vienna 00:15
But for me being here now in Vienna after having done most o...
It's a dream come true. - John Williams: Live in Vienna 00:04
It's a dream come true.
Somehow knowing that you in your studies - John Williams: Live in Vienna 00:08
Somehow knowing that you in your studies
I think you shared the same composition teacher with Andre Previn? - John Williams: Live in Vienna 00:04
I think you shared the same composition teacher with Andre P...
- Yes. - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. - John Williams: Live in Vienna 00:04
- Yes. - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
So, I mean, Europe travelled to your country - John Williams: Live in Vienna 00:08
So, I mean, Europe travelled to your country
Because many of Europe's and Austria's great composers - John Williams: Live in Vienna 00:08
Because many of Europe's and Austria's great compo...
Then in California there was this seed of European music replanted. - John Williams: Live in Vienna 00:07
Then in California there was this seed of European music rep...
And, as it happens, you also write for film. - John Williams: Live in Vienna 00:05
And, as it happens, you also write for film.
André once, I thought, beautifully said that Korngold didn't sound like Hollywood, - John Williams: Live in Vienna 00:14
André once, I thought, beautifully said that Korngold didn&#...
The level of composition, which probably always was very high - John Williams: Live in Vienna 00:14
The level of composition, which probably always was very hig...
So where do you see the relationship between - John Williams: Live in Vienna 00:16
So where do you see the relationship between
In a way we all know that music is of course a global language. - John Williams: Live in Vienna 00:05
In a way we all know that music is of course a global langua...
Anne-Sophie, probably I wouldn't be in Vienna now - John Williams: Live in Vienna 00:10
Anne-Sophie, probably I wouldn't be in Vienna now
- Because I met you through André. - That's true. - John Williams: Live in Vienna 00:04
- Because I met you through André. - That's true.
Here in Wien, I look around this incredible city - John Williams: Live in Vienna 00:13
Here in Wien, I look around this incredible city
I wish the Viennese people could borrow my eye for one minute - John Williams: Live in Vienna 00:12
I wish the Viennese people could borrow my eye for one minut...