The Staatskapelle Dresden has lost its former maestro to illness for a European tour, starting next Sunday.
Jumping in at Dresden, Vienna and Hamburg is Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (pictured.
Taking over in Paris, Essen, Cologne and Vienna (again) is Marie Jacquot.
Lucky they were free at short notice.
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