To no great surprise, the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra has appointed the country’s most successful conductor, Jakub Hrůša, to be its next music director from September 2028. He will succeed Semyon Bychkov who is retiring after […]
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The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, based in San Francisco, has named Peter Whelan as its next music director. Whelan, 47, will take up the baton a year from now. He succeeds Richard Egarr. Meantime, he will […]