25 Jul

CD Review - John Williams In Tokyo

By  Peter Burt
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CD Review - John Williams In Tokyo
Saito Kinen Orchestra
Deutsche Grammophon 657256 [62:03]

Following his acclaimed albums, ‘The Berlin Concert’ and ‘John Williams in Vienna’, which achieved chart topping status around the globe, in his 92nd year the legendary composer/conductor returned to the Japanese capital in September 2023 – after a three-decade absence – to conduct at the Suntory Hall the world-famous Saito Kinen Orchestra for another live concert of his works to be recorded.

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About Geoff 123
Geoff Leonard was born in Bristol. He spent much of his working career in banking but became an independent record producer in the early nineties, specialising in the works of John Barry and British TV theme compilations.
He also wrote liner notes for many soundtrack albums, including those by John Barry, Roy Budd, Ron Grainer, Maurice Jarre and Johnny Harris. He co-wrote two biographies of John Barry in 1998 and 2008, and is currently working on a biography of singer, actor, producer Adam Faith.
He joined the Internet Movie Data-base (www.imdb.com) as a data-manager in 2001 and looked after biographies, composers and the music-department, amongst other tasks. He retired after nine years loyal service in order to continue writing.