Edo de Waart leads the New York Philharmonic.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
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| Edo de Waart. Photo from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra © 2017 by Jesse Willems. |
A cancellation by a major international conductor is never an occasion for happiness. However, attendees at Thursday nights concert by the New York Philharmonic may have felt fortunate in that that august orchestra's choice of substitute. Stepping in for the indisposed Christopher von Dohnányi, Dutch conductor Edo de Waart proved to be an able and welcome substitute. To be fair, this change was announced several months ago.
