The next chief conductor of the Mainz Philharmonic State Orchestra and GMD of the Mainz State Theatre is to be Gabriel Venzago.
Presently with Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz, the young Venzago, 34, is the son of Mario Venzago, former music director in Indiannapolis, Berne and Gothenburg.
He takes over in Mainz next year.
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