When it rains in the Berkshires, well, it just pours in the Berkshires.
Andris Nelsons, the Boston Symphony Orchestra's brand new Latvian conductor, remains concussed in Bayreuth. Making his debut with "that other BSO," conductor Carlo Montanaro--an Italian protégé of Zubin Mehta--is still set, though, to lead Saturday's performance of Verdi's Messa da Requiem at Serge's shed.
It's just the Tanglewood concerts on Friday and Sunday that have to be changed now. You see, poor Christoph Eschenbach has allegedly fallen victim to an inner-ear infection.
Until Classicalite hears otherwise, Eschenbach's Friday fill-in will be the Dutchman Edo de Waart--with Garrick Ohlsson taking on Eschenbach's other advertised role as pianist. And save for yet another substitution, Sunday afternoon will feature former BSO assistant conductor, current music director of the Seattle Symphony Ludovic Morlot on the podium.
The real reason for Christoph Eschenbach's cancellation, however, might be closer on the nose...
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