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The renowned US conductor James Levine was set to miss a second consecutive concert at the helm of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) on Friday, following a painful onstage fall.
Levine took a tumble at the end of a performance on Wednesday.
According to the account in the Boston Globe, the 62-year-old maestro turned to exit after acknowledging a standing ovation and suddenly tripped and crashed to the floor.
He stood up and, to renewed applause, danced a little jig to demonstrate he was alright.
X-rays confirmed there were no broken bones, but the conductor was experiencing "considerable soreness and discomfort" BSO managing director Mark Volpe said in a statement.
"As a result, he needs to continue resting from conducting today, and possibly the remainder of the weekend," Volpe said, adding that Levine was "extremely disappointed" about his continuing absence from the podium.
The BSO's assistant conductor, Jens Georg Bachmann, was to replace Levine for Friday's concert of Schoenberg and Beethoven, as he did Thursday night.
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AFP 031857 GMT 03 06
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