Thielemann bleeds in New Year’s concert

From the Berliner Zeitung:

…How dangerous real music making can be was also shown on this last evening of 2024 at the State Opera. Christian Thielemann injured himself on the sharp edge of a score page during a short speech and blood flowed. Thielemann sucked his finger, informed the audience and seemed irritated for a moment…. A female fan rushed up to the maestro and handed him a handkerchief. Later, a musician gave Thielemann a plaster. Every musician knows from their own experience of hastily turning pages how painful a cut caused by a sharp edge of paper is. Incidentally, there is less risk of cuts with old scores than with digital printouts. The obligatory bouquet of flowers went to the concertmaster.