US guitarist Al Di Meola ‘stable’ after suffering heart attack in Romania

Al Di Meola is said to be in a stable condition (Alamy)

The award-winning US guitarist Al Di Meola is in a stable condition after suffering a heart attack in Romania’s capital, a hospital official said.

Di Meola, 69, is said to have become ill after he began playing a concert at a venue in Bucharest at 9pm on Wednesday night (7pm BST).