Composer John Williams

Fans of film composer John Williams may want to set their weekend calendars to tune into Classical KUSC Radio at 10:00PM PST this Sunday, April 28th. Williams will be featured on “The Record Shelf with Jim Svedja” to discuss his most recent score for Steven Spielberg’s, Lincoln.

Lincoln marked John Williams’ 48th Oscar nomination and further solidified his record of being the most honored living film composer. He is best known for his highly successful collaborations with filmmakers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Williams has won five Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards and twenty-one Grammy Awards. With forty-eight Academy Award nominations, Williams is the second most-nominated person, after Walt Disney.

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John Williams on “The Record Shelf with Jim Svedja” Sunday, April 28th 10:00PM PST.

“The Record Shelf” host, Jim Svedja

KUSC’s “The Record Shelf with Jim Svedja” is a weekly one-hour program which reviews a wide variety of classical recordings and highlights renowned classical artists. Jim Svedja, Los Angeles’ renowned classical music announcer, provides listeners with guides to the best readily available recordings and creates sketches of the lives of some of the most famous composers and performers of classical music.

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’