{"id":23877,"date":"2020-01-31T09:22:44","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T14:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berkshirelinks.com\/?p=23877"},"modified":"2020-01-31T09:22:44","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T14:22:44","slug":"bso-cancels-asia-trip-due-to-china-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/bso-cancels-asia-trip-due-to-china-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"BSO cancels Asia trip due to China virus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Article updated January 31, 2020 by Dave Read<\/a><\/h4>\n

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has canceled its trip to Asia<\/strong> that was on their February schedule because of the virus emanating from China. The trip would have been the 29th since the organization was founded in 1881. Earlier international tours by the BSO that resulted in cancellations include the 1960 Asia-Australasia tour<\/strong> when “political unrest” led the BSO to call off an appearance in Seoul, South Korea, and the 1999 tour when the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia caused them to cancel concerts in Beijing. <\/p>\n

\"Boston<\/a>
Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, in Boston. (Photo by Winslow Townson)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Boston Symphony Orchestra and Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Olivier Latry, organ
John Ferrillo, oboe
Richard Svoboda, bassoon
Frank-Michael Erben, violin
Christian Giger, cello<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here’s an excerpt from the BSO marketing department:<\/p>\n

“The Boston Symphony Orchestra\u2019s four-city tour to East Asia (Seoul, Taipei, Shanghai, and Hong Kong) with Andris Nelsons, February 6\u201316, has been canceled due to increasing concerns over widely documented official news and government agency reports assessing the spread of the new coronavirus. These concerns, along with discussions with the Shanghai Oriental Art Center\u2014whose leadership informed the BSO about the official cancellations of their upcoming performances\u2014followed by consultations with the tour\u2019s presenters in Seoul, Taipei, and Hong Kong, combined to play an influential role in the cancellation of the BSO\u2019s East Asia tour.”<\/p>\n

These are the concerts that have been canceled:<\/p>\n

Thursday, February 6
\nSeoul Arts Center
\nBoston Symphony Orchestra
\nAndris Nelsons, conductor
\nYefim Bronfman, piano
\nBART\u00d3K Concerto for Orchestra
\nMOZART Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K.491
\nRAVEL Daphnis et Chlo\u00e9, Suite No. 2<\/p>\n

Friday, February 7
\nSeoul Arts Center
\nBoston Symphony Orchestra
\nAndris Nelsons, conductor
\nYefim Bronfman, piano
\nBARBER Medea\u2019s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
\nBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
\nDVO?\u00c1K Symphony No. 9, From the New World<\/p>\n

Sunday, February 9
\nTaipei, National Concert Hall
\nBoston Symphony Orchestra
\nAndris Nelsons, conductor
\nYefim Bronfman, piano
\nBARBER Medea\u2019s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
\nBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
\nDVO?\u00c1K Symphony No. 9, From the New World<\/p>\n

Monday, February 10
\nTaipei, National Concert Hall
\nBoston Symphony Orchestra
\nAndris Nelsons, conductor
\nYefim Bronfman, piano
\nBART\u00d3K Concerto for Orchestra
\nMOZART Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K.491
\nRAVEL Daphnis et Chlo\u00e9, Suite No. 2<\/p>\n

Wednesday, February 12
\nHong Kong Cultural Centre
\nBoston Symphony Orchestra
\nAndris Nelsons, conductor
\nYefim Bronfman, piano
\nBART\u00d3K Concerto for Orchestra
\nMOZART Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K.491
\nRAVEL Daphnis et Chlo\u00e9, Suite No. 2<\/p>\n

Thursday, February 13
\nHong Kong Cultural Centre
\nBoston Symphony Orchestra
\nAndris Nelsons, conductor
\nYefim Bronfman, piano
\nBARBER Medea\u2019s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
\nBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
\nDVO?\u00c1K Symphony No. 9, From the New World<\/p>\n

Saturday, February 15
\nShanghai Oriental Art Center
\nBoston Symphony Orchestra
\nAndris Nelsons, conductor
\nYefim Bronfman, piano
\nBART\u00d3K Concerto for Orchestra
\nMOZART Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K.491
\nRAVEL Daphnis et Chlo\u00e9, Suite No. 2<\/p>\n

Sunday, February 16
\nShanghai Oriental Art Center
\nBoston Symphony Orchestra
\nAndris Nelsons, conductor
\nYefim Bronfman, piano
\nBARBER Medea\u2019s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
\nBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
\nDVO?\u00c1K Symphony No. 9, From the New World<\/p>\n

BSO under Seiji Ozawa rock China with Stars and Stripes Forever in 1979<\/h3>\n

Their 1979<\/em> trip to the People’s Republic of China, with Seiji Ozawa<\/strong> on the podium, produced one of the most improbable and flat-out awesome musical mashups of all time – America’s most exciting patriotic march, The Stars and Stripes Forever<\/em>, given a most convincing reading in Beijing.<\/p>\n

CDC coronavirus report<\/h3>\n

Here is an external link to a January 27, 2020 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: CDC coronavirus report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hotels in the Berkshires<\/h2>\n

\"Berkshires<\/a>Find hotels near Tanglewood<\/a><\/strong> with user reviews, check amenities, nearby attractions, availability and then book your room reservations at these lodging establishments through our partner, International Hotel Solutions (IHS), the leading provider of secure online hotel reservations.<\/p>\n

2020 Tanglewood tickets<\/h2>\n

Tickets for the James Taylor concert on July 4 go on sale Monday, February 3, at 10 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tickets for all other Tanglewood 2020 season concerts, including all other Popular Artist concerts<\/em>, go on sale on Sunday, February 9, at 10 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

BSO.org is the only official source for purchasing tickets to Tanglewood performances and events. If you do not see BSO.org in the address bar when viewing the performance schedule and purchasing tickets, please close your browser and visit www.BSO.org<\/a>. Tickets are also available via SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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