WSO concert postponed; jazz fest cancelled
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This article was published 17/04/2021 (1971 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Rising numbers of positive COVID-19 cases in Manitoba has forced the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra to postpone its April 17 livestream performance of Back Down the Danube!.
The decision was made to ensure the safety of orchestra members and staff at the Centennial Concert Hall, where the performance would have taken place.
The WSO has performed in several livestream concerts during the pandemic, deploying small numbers of musicians to do so. Back Down the Danube! would have required at least 40 musicians, which would have added to the risk, Jean-Francois Phaneuf, the WSO’s vice-president of artistic operations, says in a release.
Ticketholders will be contacted when a new date is finalized and those tickets will be honoured.
The orchestra also announced the scheduled May 8 performance by Brandon-born violinist James Ehnes will not take place, owing to Manitoba’s quarantine regulations.
The Grammy Award-winning virtuoso lives in Florida and won’t be able to travel to Winnipeg to perform Beethoven’s Violin Concerto as planned.
The rest of that show will be livestreamed May 8 as part of a Mother’s Day fundraiser. It includes WSO concertmaster Gwen Hoebig and principal violist Daniel Scholz performing Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra.
A Made in Manitoba livestream concert has also been scheduled for May 15 that will feature Winnipeg folk singer and violinist Raine Hamilton with the WSO.
Meanwhile, Jazz Winnipeg announced Thursday it was pulling the plug on the 2021 TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival amid ongoing health and safety concerns owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual music festival was set to take place in June.
Instead, the organization will be offering a series of virtual and capacity-controlled outdoor concerts throughout the summer and fall.
Programming for the alternative events will be announced at a later date.
