Maestro takes baby break
OrchestrasMusic director Lahav Shani has cancelled conducting engagements from the middle of this month.
The Rotterdam Philharmonic says: ‘Because Lahav (Shani) is expecting his first child at the beginning of April, he will temporarily stop working from mid-March.’
We have received confirmation from the Israel Philharmonic.
Unofficial sources say Lahav will not conduct again before mid-July.
I quite like Lahav Shani- he reminds me somewhat of a mini Daniel Barenboim. Best wishes for the new addition to the Shanis.
He has also done much good with the IPO, on and off stage.
Well, he is much more respectful to his musicians than DB….
A rather low bar to clear.
seems a nice guy.
I’m glad we’ve reached the point where it is acceptable for a new father to take time off to be with the mother and child.
Mazal Tov!
Saw and heard him last weekend with the RPO at Carnegie Hall. Very impressive in Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet. Trifonov ran on and off stage faster than anyone I’ve ever seen and played Mozart #9 in between and following that gave a gorgeous Bill Evans encore. Neither the NYT nor NewYorkClassicalReview bothered to review the concert……….
Oooh! What was the Bill Evans encore?
I wasn‘t there… so am only guessing. But maybe it was the magical Peace Piece? This has been taken up by various well-known classical pianists in the past few years…
If he misses his Cleveland engagement next month, it will be interesting to see if Cleveland can secure a compelling replacement that might be a candidate to replace FWM.
It will be rather disappointing if Lahav misses his debut with the Cleveland Orchestra this spring. He knocked my socks off when I saw him conduct the IPO in Cleveland 16 months ago.
What an important news flash. So powerful and relevant to music and art. Thank you “Gossip Mozart Boy” for this item.
Well, I never even heard of him before this thread. And I am more than delighted to hear about a new baby whose Dad will take time off from his obviously very important work to be with his family.
My children never had that wonderful experience. In today’s unpleasant world
I am grateful for every little ray of light!
When a highly acclaimed conductor cancels his performing appearances for several months, it is indeed an important news item that is directly relevant to music.
We heard him conduct in our fabulous new Steinmetz Hall in Orlando last week. Fabulous, with encore and longstanding ovation. Happy for him!
One can only wonder how long was this ovation standing.