The stomach flu that has swept through the New York City streets (because, as de Blasio knows, the street-sweepers aren't any help) has claimed the immunities of Gustavo Dudamel, the vibrant Venezuelan conductor.

Per the New York Times' ArtsBeat blog, Dudamel withdrew from his concerts with the New York Philharmonic earlier this week.

He was to lead the New York Phil Thursday through Saturday.

Manfred Honeck, conversational conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, took his place in the same program--which included Bruckner's Ninth Symphony and Claude Vivier's Orion.

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