Conductor Marvin Hamlisch cancels show in Connecticut because of illness
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Acclaimed composer and conductor Marvin Hamlisch is rarely out of the spotlight, but he was Monday following his early exit from a Pittsburgh Symphony Pops concert Sunday afternoon after feeling ill, said Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra spokesperson Jim Barthen.
Mr. Hamlisch, 67, left the stage near the end of a performance of "Marvin & the Movies" at Heinz Hall. He told PSO staff he felt dizzy, and asked to be taken to a hospital. While undergoing tests at the hospital, he was talking and joking around with friends and his wife, said Mr. Barthen. He was never admitted and was released about 8 p.m. to his hotel. He could not be reached for comment. His plane left Pittsburgh at 11 a.m. Monday, en route to his home in Westchester, N.Y.
The film and Broadway composer has maintained a rigorous schedule as a conductor, leading pops programs for six orchestras: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Pasadena Symphony and Pops, Seattle Symphony, San Diego Symphony, and this December he signed on for three more years as the PSO's principal pops conductor.
Because of his illness, he canceled a performance Monday evening for a special screening of "The Sting" (for which he wrote an Oscar-winning score) at Westport Country Playhouse, Connecticut.
First Published January 31, 2012 12:00 am
