Maestro falls sick. His brother steps in
mainVladimir Jurowski has cancelled this weekend’s concerts with the Israel Philharmonic.
His brother Dmitr (pictured) is flying out to replace him in a Haydn cello concerto and Mahler 7.
Next message from the Israel Phil: The cellist Marie-Elisabeth Hecker has cried off.
Before you ask: No, she doesn’t have a sister.
But DJ is a cellist…
I know Mahler 7 backwards, I could have done that gig!
Unfortunately this time, according to my intel, they’re playing it from beginning to end.