Rattle was already scheduled to lead the Philharmonic in two other programs at the festival, as well as conducting a production of Debussy's Pell_as et M_lisande.

The festival also announced that bass Robert Lloyd would replace Lšszl‹ Polgšr in the role of King Arkel in Pell_as.

Ozawa was hospitalized in Japan in January, suffering from bronchial infection and an outbreak of shingles that affected one of his eyes. He canceled a series of appearances at the Vienna State Opera, but said through the Boston Symphony last month that he intended to return to the podium by the summer.