San Francisco Symphony will name their new music director on Wednesday. I know this because I was invited to the press conference. Look for tweets on Wednesday around 5:45 p.m. unless you're one of the lucky recipients of an embargoed press release.
UPDATE: Feel free to speculate in the comments! And bear in mind: I know nothing. I haven't heard one credible rumor and I'm surprised that the announcement is coming now rather than a few months down the road.
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I was hoping you would have a strong leaning toward someone and clue us in! I'm so curious!
Wow, I wasn't expecting an announcement this soon either. Thanks for giving us a couple days to speculate!
Given the timing, I am thinking it is someone that the orchestra has had a long-term relationship with, and who has long been near the top of their succession planning. I also suspect it is someone who would can start in the 2020-2021 season. David Robertson and James Gaffigan seem to fit those criteria.
Possibly with the initials PH-C? This guess is probably wrong, though :) .
I think that Robertson, Gaffigan, and PH-C are all plausible candidates and that an orchestra would surely take into consideration, very strongly, the criteria Michael mentions.
I am personally hoping for Susanna Mälkki, although it's also true that if I were her, I might prefer my current relationship with the LA Phil to suffice, given how forward-looking they are.
Mälkki would be wonderful!
I'd love Mälkki! My husband and I really enjoyed her work with the orchestra.
She's a great conductor.
Well, dang, we all got it wrong, it seems: it's Esa-Pekka Salonen. However, I found a random post on Twitter that indicated "prepare to be surprised". It occurred to me when I read it to link the coincidence of Salonen leaving London in a few years to that possibility, even though I can't prove that I thought that, of course.
Well, dang, we all got it wrong, it seems: it's Esa-Pekka Salonen. However, I found a random post on Twitter that indicated "prepare to be surprised". It occurred to me when I read it to link the coincidence of Salonen leaving London in a few years to that possibility, even though I can't prove that I thought that, of course.
Well that was a pleasant surprise!
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