Andris Nelsons withdraws from his January commitments with the BSO. Leininger to fill in.
The BSO has made the following announcement:
"Conductor Andris Nelsons regrets to announce that he will not be able to travel to Boston for his scheduled concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra on January 6, 7, and 8, as he and his wife prepare for the imminent arrival of their first-born child. BSO Assistant Conductor Marcelo Lehninger will step in to conduct this program, with Haydn’s Symphony No. 88 replacing the previously scheduled Symphony No. 90. The rest of the program remains unchanged.
Maestro Nelsons will appear at Tanglewood this summer where he will lead both the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra in concerts July 14-16, 2012."

