By Robert D. Thomas
Music Critic
Pasadena Star-News/San Gabriel Valley Tribune/Whittier Daily News
In “The best-laid plans” dept: Esa-Pekka Salonen and Yefim Bronfman have cancelled out of Tuesday’s concert at Hollywood Bowl. They will be replaced by conductor James Gaffigan and pianist Behzod Abduraimov, who is making both his Los Angeles Philharmonic and Hollywood Bowl debuts. The program will remain the same: Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Suite.
Salonen, former LA Phil music director and now conductor laureate, cancelled “due to unforeseen personal reasons,” says the Phil announcement, while Bronfman is bowing out “due to the unavoidable scheduling of a minor medical procedure.”
On July 17, Salonen will return to the Bowl for the first time since 2009 conducting first piano concertos and first symphonies of Prokofiev and Shostakovich. Yuja Wang will be the piano soloist in both concertos; joining her for the Shostakovich will be LAPO Principal Trumpet Thomas Hooten.
Gaffigan is Chief Conductor of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Gürzenich Orchestra, Cologne.
Information: www.hollywoodbowl.com
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(c) Copyright 2014, Robert D. Thomas. All rights reserved. Portions may be quoted with attribution.
Music Critic
Pasadena Star-News/San Gabriel Valley Tribune/Whittier Daily News
In “The best-laid plans” dept: Esa-Pekka Salonen and Yefim Bronfman have cancelled out of Tuesday’s concert at Hollywood Bowl. They will be replaced by conductor James Gaffigan and pianist Behzod Abduraimov, who is making both his Los Angeles Philharmonic and Hollywood Bowl debuts. The program will remain the same: Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Suite.
Salonen, former LA Phil music director and now conductor laureate, cancelled “due to unforeseen personal reasons,” says the Phil announcement, while Bronfman is bowing out “due to the unavoidable scheduling of a minor medical procedure.”
On July 17, Salonen will return to the Bowl for the first time since 2009 conducting first piano concertos and first symphonies of Prokofiev and Shostakovich. Yuja Wang will be the piano soloist in both concertos; joining her for the Shostakovich will be LAPO Principal Trumpet Thomas Hooten.
Gaffigan is Chief Conductor of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Gürzenich Orchestra, Cologne.
Information: www.hollywoodbowl.com
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(c) Copyright 2014, Robert D. Thomas. All rights reserved. Portions may be quoted with attribution.
I'm sorry to say that you won't get a refund. There are many disclaimers on tickets and publicity that say "Artists and programs are subject to change" This is one of the more vexing problems for concertgoers who buy a ticket expressly to see a particular performer, but the only time refunds are offered is when the concert is actually cancelled, which is a rare occurrence.
Posted by: Bob Thomas | July 16, 2014 at 10:40 AM
I was at the bowl last night expecting Bronfman...are we entitled to refunds or some type of voucher for the last minute cancellations? The concert was ok, but not what I paid for.
Posted by: John Ornosky | July 16, 2014 at 08:11 AM