Gergiev cancels Israel

Gergiev cancels Israel

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norman lebrecht

January 13, 2015

He has pulled out of a pair of Philharmonic concerts in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem this week.

Nothing political.

Just a ludicrously overloaded schedule.

He’s conducting the Mariinsky in New York tomorrow.

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UPDATE: Here’s the reason why.

Comments

  • Peter says:

    The kind of schedule that is only possible if you have a private plane available, perhaps paid for by a rich benefactor…

  • Elizabeth Owen says:

    It’s more important for him to conduct her memorial service at Santa Cecilia in Rome on 13th.

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