Red alert from Russia – big concert cancelled
mainTonight’s Russian premiere of John Corigliano’s Red Violin concerto, due tonight, is hanging in the balance and may well be called off.
The pick-up orchestra were hopeless at rehearsal, leaving soloist Michael Ludwig – the Buffalo Philharmonic concertmaster – high and dry.
Corigiliano, who’s judging the Tchaikovsky competition, is vociferously unhappy. Great disappointment all round.
What will be the orchestras in the concerto rounds ?!