Overview
- The Los Angeles Philharmonic announced the stage dedication at a private ceremony that unveiled new signage hosted by Kim Noltemy and Jason Subotky.
- John Williams, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Gustavo Dudamel attended as LA Phil musicians performed Music for Brass and the Theme from Sabrina.
- Philanthropic commitments from supporters including Spielberg and Kate Capshaw’s Hearthland Foundation, Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall, Seth MacFarlane, and the Katie McGrath and J. J. Abrams Family Foundation underwrote the honor.
- Williams, 93, called the recognition “unprecedented and unequaled” and thanked donors and the LA Phil for the tribute.
- The naming formalizes a relationship that began with his 1978 Bowl debut and grew into a signature summer tradition that helped define the venue’s identity.