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Chicago names new maestro

Chicago names new maestro

After coming to the end of 25 years with Carlos Kalmar, Chicago’s Grant Park Music Festival has named a successor for the next three summers.

He is Giancarlo Guerrero, who has just stepped down at the Nashville Symphony.

Guerrero, 56, is also taking over at the Sarasota Symphony.

Let the musical chairs resume.

 

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