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eschenbach to national symphony

by Charles Noble on September 26, 2008

Christoph Eschenbach, formerly the embattled music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, has taken a position with the National Symphony, which will entail not only being the NSO’s music director, but also being the music director of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.  Reportedly, this will enable him to curate interdisciplinary festivals in the complex, [...]

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eschenbach to national symphony?

by Charles Noble on January 17, 2008

Apparently the rumor mill at the Philadelphia Orchestra is buzzing with news that Christoph Eschenbach is due to be named music director of the National Symphony – Peter Dobrin of ArtsWatch reports:
That’s been the backstage rumor lately at the Philadelphia Orchestra – that the Washington, D.C. ensemble is set to name Eschenbach its next [...]

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slatkin to detroit

by Charles Noble on October 8, 2007

Leonard Slatkin

Conductor Leonard Slatkin, one of the most prominent figures in American music during the last three decades, will be named today as music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Slatkin’s appointment, all but a certainty since midsummer, ends an unusually long search that began when Neeme Järvi announced his intention to step down as music [...]

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