Conductor collapses in mid-concert

Conductor collapses in mid-concert

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norman lebrecht

February 05, 2024

Ten minutes before the end of yesterday’s closing concert of the Folle journe festival in Nantes, the large auditorium of the Cité des Congrès was evacuated after the conductor Joseph Swensen felt unwell and collapsed on stage.

Emergency services were summoned and Swensen, 63, was taken to hospital. A bulletin today said he was recovering and there is no cause for concern.

Swensen is the incoming music director of the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine.

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