According to the Los Angeles Times, Gustavo Dudamel “has canceled upcoming public appearances in June due to severe pain in his back … The music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic is suffering from intense lower back spasms and has been ordered to stop working for now,” Dudamel’s spokeswoman said.
Dudamel is expected to return to conduct the LA Phil on July 21.
Although this news has been reported by the Los Angeles Times as well as by Norman Lebrecht and others, as of this publication, there is no official statement on the LA Philharmonic website or on Gustavo Dudamel’s own site.
(h/t Elena See)