Mr. Taraborrelli said Mr. Jackson "was prone to having very serious panic attacks," which on at least one occasion were believed to have caused him to miss a concert.
Yet he was also a man of culture, who seldom missed a concert by the Israeli Philharmonic and would stand, unfailingly courteous, when a woman entered the room.As a junior officer in the 1948 war, he helped evict Palestinians from their villages and bulldoze the houses; and for much of his career he was locked in contention with the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat.
Yet he was also a man of culture, who seldom missed a concert by the Israeli Philharmonic and was unfailingly courteous, even old-fashioned, towards women.As a junior officer in the 1948 war, he evicted Palestinians from their villages and bulldozed their houses; and for much of his career he was locked in contention with the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat.
Most notably, there was the time in 2007 when he accidentally hit "reply all" to an e-mail message from a customer demanding a refund for a flight after a delay caused him to miss a concert in Atlanta — as well as money for the hotel and show.
Well, an unexpected — but not totally surprising — insight into how airline executives think these days came this summer when B. Ben Baldanza, chief executive of the aggressively bare-bones Spirit Airlines, hit "reply all" to an e-mail message from a passenger who wished to be compensated for a delayed flight that caused him to miss a concert he was planning to attend.
I missed a concert with my brother and sister.
Mr. Houser announced his illness in a statement last month after missing a number of concert dates.
The orchestra released its programs for 2013-14, willh will be the third season since James Levine stepped down as its music director for health reasons after already missing a number of concerts in previous years.
What was missing from a concert on Saturday evening (more Beethoven) was the lushness and sheer beauty of sound that can pour out of a modern orchestra.
