Breaking: BBC chief crashes out of Proms
mainThe Proms office has just announced that Jiri Belohlavek, chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, has contracted a virus and been ordered to rest for a month. He will miss the concerts on August 14 and 22. We wish him a speedy recovery.
Belohlavek will leave the BBC after the London Olympics next year to resume as chief conductor of the ever-troubled Czech Philharmonic.
Mark Wigglesworth (below) steps in for the first concert, Thomas Dausgaard for the second.
Wishing Maestro Belohlavek a speedy recovery. He was one of the most dynamic and engaging conductors I’ve seen this past season in Cleveland….
Speedy recovery is not always the best recovery. Wish him to be back as soon, as his doctors will allow. He is great conductor indeed, and I was very impressed by his decision to take over the Czech Philharmonic ( for the second time!!!)
@ Andrew- You misunderstood my wishes for the Maestro.I used an American phrase, equivalent to, ” Get Well Soon”. No one wants to spend months feeling ill, do they? Of course I did not intend for him to rush back and conduct while sick or against doctors’ orders.