Jonathon Heyward
Sergio A. Mims writes:
Due to doctor's orders conductor Sir
Mark Elder is taking a sabbatical for a month and dropped out of his
scheduled performance of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 with the Hallé Orchestra for which he has been the music director since 2000.
In
his place the orchestra's assistant conductor Jonathon Heyward will
take his place to conduct the concert. In a press statement, Sir Elder
said that:
Message from the Hallé Orchestra music director:
"I
am very sorry to have to announce that I will be unable to conduct my
wonderful orchestra at Thursday’s performance of the Leningrad Symphony.
After a period of very painful problems with my neck, and after
consulting several doctors and undergoing scans and procedures, I have
been advised not to conduct for the next month."
"While
I am extremely sorry not to be able to perform this extraordinary work,
I am delighted that, at very short notice, Jonathon Heyward, the
Hallé’s Assistant Conductor, will conduct the Hallé. Jonathon is at the
start of a brilliant career, having already achieved significant
international success: winning a major European conducting competition
prior to taking up his post at the Hallé, and recently being designated
Chief Conductor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie in Germany."
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