Upshaw's first concerts since her treatment were warmly received recitals in Oregon and California. However, according to a statement from Carnegie Hall, while on tour she contracted a cold which weakened her system, and her doctors have advised her to take more time to recover in order to regain her full strength and stamina.

Robertson and the orchestra have replaced the Britten cycle on the program with Ravel's Sh_h_razade, with mezzo-soprano Susanne Mentzer perfoming on the St. Louis dates and Susan Graham as the soloist at Carnegie Hall.