After some cancellations in November, 96-year-old conductor Herbert Blomstedt is currently being treated in hospital after a fall and has been advised by his doctors to cancel his concert engagements until further notice. So he cancelled upcoming concerts with the San Francisco Symphony, of which he was Music Director from 1985 – 1995.
Conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste will step in for Blomstedt for the concerts scheduled 2-4 February.