Andris Nelsons concert is cancelled over false-positive Covid test

There was due to be a live broadcast of Andris Nelsons and the Leipzig Gewandhaus on MDR Kultur last night. But they announced on the radio that Nelsons had been diagnosed with Covid so the concert was cancelled.

Today, the Gewandhaus director Andreas Schulz made the following statement:

False positive PCR tests cause concert cancellation !!
It turned out this morning, 5.2.2022, yesterday’s concert led by Andris Nelsons was cancelled at short notice due to false-positive Corona-PCR tests.

Due to an error in the laboratory of a testing center, used by Andris Nelson and some musicians for private reasons, positive results were sent just before the concert began. They proved to be false today. However, the concert was cancelled last night.

Of course, the concert-goers will receive a refund of the full ticket price. In addition, the Gewandhaus is offering a discount for one of the large concerts in March or April. Visitors and visitors to yesterday’s concert will receive a written notification over the next week.
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The Gewandhaus Orchestra has an exceptionally high vaccination rate with over 95%; Andris Nelson has also been boosted. During a rehearsal and concert week, the conductors and musicians still have to undergo a strict test regime: you must perform an antigen rapid test six times a week, not boosted or vaccinated orchestra members take an additional PCR test three times a week. The test concept is an important part of the measures and hygiene concept of the married house in cooperation with the St. George Clinic.