Breaking: Bernard Haitink is too frail to conduct today

Breaking: Bernard Haitink is too frail to conduct today

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norman lebrecht

June 10, 2018

The venerable maestro, 89, has pulled out of today’s repeat performance of Mahler’s ninth performance with the Concertgebouw Orchestra after suffering an alarming on-stage fall on Friday night while talking applause.

He will be replaced at zero notice by his young British assistant, Kerem Hasan, 26.

We wish Bernard a swift recovery.

Big day for Kerem.

 

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