John Williams cancels Tanglewood
mainThe film composer and conductor has pulled out of the festival with back pain. JW is 83. We wish him better.
Keith Lockhart takes over the evening.
Last year, Williams pulled a crowd of 18,000.
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He probably stole the pain from another composer.
Jealous, much?
Spot on ! and to be replaced by Lockhart !!!!!??????…….poetic justice
Hope he feels better soon… he keeps up an incredible schedule…
On a related (Boston Symphony) subject, Norman L. seems somehow to have missed–unless I missed an issue of “Slipped Disc”–the death of the BSO’s legendary former principal timpanist, Everett “Vic” Firth, who died this past Sunday at 85. I hope he posts something in the near future.
You missed it. Go back through past postings. You should find it.
Thank you , William. “My bad”.
You’re welcome.
Vic Firth’s death is a loss, and not only for the classical world.
Back on topic, best wishes to John Williams. Back pain is no fun.