David Danzmayr will take the helm at the Oregon Symphony when Carlos Kalmar's tenure ends at the end of the 2020-21 season. Full details at Charles Noble's Nobelviola blog.
I'm reminded that the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, one of the world's great orchestras, has not announced a new music director after firing Daniele Gatti in 2018 over his inappropriate behavior.
Open positions:
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, when MGT leaves at the end of 2021-22
- London Symphony Orchestra has an opening for chief conductor in 2023, when Sir Simon Rattle heads to the BRSO in Germany.
- Baltimore Symphony, because Marin Alsop did not renew her contract there
- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra following the firing of Daniele Gatti
- Opera Theatre of Saint Louis: Stephen Lord resigned following accusations of sexual harassment. OTSL has not named a new music director.
- Michigan Opera Theater: Stephen Lord resigned following accusations of sexual harassment. MOT has not named a new music director.
- Teatro Regio Turin: Open now with departure of Gianandrea Noseda. the Teatro Regional's has not named a new music director.
- Minnesota Opera: Michael Christie has left. MO has not named a new music director.
- Sarasota Orchestra after Anu Tali leaves at the end of 2018-2019. Jeffrey Kahane is "artistic advisor" but whether that means he is conducting the orchestra....I do not know.
- Melbourne Symphony: Sir Andrew Davis leaves at the end of 2019. No new music director has been named.
- Fort Worth Symphony: Miguel Harth-Bedoya leaves in 2020. No successor has been named.
- Opera de Paris, when Philippe Jordan leaves in 2020. No successor has been named.
- Atlanta Symphony, when Robert Spano leaves in 2020. No successor has been named.
- Virginia Symphony: JoAnn Falletta is now laureate, but no successor has been named.
- Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
- Oregon Symphony, when Carlos Kalmar leaves at the end of the 2020-21 season.
- Minnesota Orchestra, when Osmo Vänskä leaves in 2022.
Conductors looking for jobs (that is, as of the near future, or now, they do not have a posting):
- Lionel Bringuier
- Robert Spano
- Juanjo Mena
- Ludovic Morlot
- Sian Edwards
- Jun Markl
- Ingo Metzmacher
- Jac van Steen
- Mark Wigglesworth
- David Robertson
- Peter Oundjian
- Philippe Auguin
- Kwame Ryan
- Ilan Volkov
- Aleksandr Markovic
- Lothar Koenigs
- Henrik Nanasi
- Carlos Kalmar
And closed:
- Oregon Symphony: David Danzmayr succeeds Carlos Kalmar at the beginning of the 2021-22 season.
- Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Maxim Emelyanychev has succeeded Robin Ticciati
- Orchestre de Paris, Klaus Mäkelä to succeed Daniel Harding
- Montreal Symphony Orchestra: Raphael Payare has succeeded Kent Nagano.
- Richmond Symphony: Valentina Peleggi succeeds Steven Smith.
- Singapore Symphony: Han Graf succeeded Lan Shui.
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales: Ryan Bancroft succeeded Thomas Søndergård
- BRSO hires Sir Simon Rattle to succeed the late Mariss Jansons, effective 2023.
- Jader Bignamini is now Music Director of the Detroit SO, succeeding Leonard Slatkin.
- Opera North: Garry Walker is music director designate
- Sydney Symphony Orchestra names Simone Young their chief conductor; she takes over in two years, succeeding David Roberts.
- San Francisco Opera appoints Eun Sun Kim its music director, starting August 1, 2021. She succeeds Nicola Luisotti.
- Philharmonia Orchestra names Santtu-Matias Rouvali as its next Principal Conductor, starting in 2021-22.
Read more at Musical Chairs of the Past.
Robert Spano has been announced as music director for Fort Worth.
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting move for him. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteJun Märkl was appointed Principal guest conductor at the Oregon Symphony. That wouldn't preclude him from taking an MD position elsewhere, however.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Charles!
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