{"id":30463,"date":"2015-09-22T16:58:34","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T20:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=30463"},"modified":"2015-09-22T17:10:03","modified_gmt":"2015-09-22T21:10:03","slug":"breaking-itzhak-perlman-cancels-tso-opening-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2015\/09\/22\/breaking-itzhak-perlman-cancels-tso-opening-night\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING | Itzhak Perlman Cancels TSO Opening Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_30464\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30464\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30464 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Perlman.jpg\" alt=\"Perlman\" width=\"770\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Perlman.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Perlman-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pinchas Zukerman to Step in for Itzhak Perlman at the TSO&#8217;s 2015\/16 Opening Night Concert.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Violinist Itzhak Perlman has canceled his upcoming appearance at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tso.ca\/en-ca\/concerts-and-tickets\/2015-2016-Season\/EventDetails\/Opening-Night-2015-16-Season.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto Symphony Orchestra Opening Night<\/a> concert on Thursday, September 24, 2015, due to emergency gall bladder surgery.<\/p>\n<p>According to a media release issued by the TSO, former National Arts Centre Artistic Director and frequent\u00a0TSO soloist Pinchas Zukerman will instead be taking his place for the season-opening event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPinchas is the person who absolutely changed the direction of my life in 1975 when I played for him. We are so fortunate to have him join us this week. His performance will be brilliant,\u201d said TSO Music Director Peter Oundjian in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>Zukerman has a long history of performing with the TSO and is described as \u201cpart of the family\u201d by Oundjian. Mr. Zukerman and Oundjian are close friends and go back to their early days as young violinists working in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Perlman was last seen performing with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on September 12 at Heinz Hall.<\/p>\n<p>We will update the story as details on Perlman\u2019s medical condition become clearer.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>#LUDWIGVAN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Want more updates on Toronto-centric classical music news and review before anyone else finds out? 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