Atlanta boldly goes with Stutzmann where Philadelphia fears to tread

We reported last week that Philly had cancelled a four-concert California tour with conductor Nathalie Stutzmann on financial grounds.

She was disappointed.

So guess what? Her other orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony has taken up the tour with no financial qualms. Nathalie shall go to the ball after all.

Here’s the Atlanta statement:
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has announced that it will embark on a four-city tour of southern California during the week of March 3, 2024.

The Philharmonic Society of Orange County in Costa Mesa; Palm Springs Friends of Philharmonic; Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts in Northridge; and the Community Arts Music Association of Santa Barbara (CAMA) will host the ASO, led by Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann and featuring pianist Haochen Zhang, Gold Medalist of the 2009 Van Cliburn Competition, as soloist.

The ASO last toured California in 2006 for performances at the Ojai Music Festival. This will be the first tour with Nathalie Stutzmann, who began her tenure as Music Director in the Fall of 2022.