Gustav Leonhardt, Giant Of Baroque Music Revival, Cancels All Future Concerts

The 83-year-old Dutch harpsichordist and conductor was at the very center of period-instrument movement as it took off in the late 1970s and remains an admired éminence grise as well as a beloved solo recitalist. At a Paris concert on Monday night, Leonhardt looked “extremely weak and thin” and completed his encore with visible strain. Afterward, he decided that his health would no longer allow him to perform.