And at the Los Angeles Philharmonic

This one is fun: Lang Lang was supposed to play all of the Beethoven piano concertos over a series of concerts, but he is recovering from tendinitis, so a team of four additional pianists will be helping out. I would love to see all of the contracts involved here.

CHANGES IN LINE-UP FOR THE  LANG LANG & BEETHOVEN CONCERTS AT WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL   Dates: May 17-24, 2019

In order to ensure maximum recovery time from tendinitis of the left arm, pianist Lang Lang very much regrets that he can only proceed with two performances of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2, instead of the previously announced five concertos for the upcoming Lang Lang and Beethoven series at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The following pianists will join Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic to perform the other concertos: Beatrice Rana, Conrad Tao, Yulianna Avdeeva, and Javier Perianes.   Programs and dates are as follows:   Friday, May 17, 2019, 8pm Gustavo Dudamel, conductor  Lang Lang, piano    BEETHOVEN   Egmont Overture HAYDN            Symphony No. 104, London BEETHOVEN   Piano Concerto No. 2   Saturday, May 18, 2019, 8pm  Gustavo Dudamel, conductor  Beatrice Rana, piano Conrad Tao, piano   BEETHOVEN   Egmont Overture BEETHOVEN   Piano Concerto No. 1             Mr. Tao BEETHOVEN   Piano Concerto No. 3             Ms. Rana   Sunday, May 19, 2019, 2pm  Gustavo Dudamel, conductor  Lang Lang, piano    BEETHOVEN   Egmont Overture HAYDN            Symphony No. 104, London BEETHOVEN   Piano Concerto No. 2   Thursday, May 23, 2019, 8pm  Gustavo Dudamel, conductor  Yulianna Avdeeva, piano  Javier Perianes, piano   BEETHOVEN   Piano Concerto No. 4            Ms. Avdeeva BEETHOVEN   Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”            Mr. Perianes   Friday, May 24, 2019, 8pm Gustavo Dudamel, conductor  Yulianna Avdeeva, piano  Javier Perianes, piano   BEETHOVEN   Piano Concerto No. 4            Ms. Avdeeva BEETHOVEN   Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”            Mr. Perianes