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San Francisco ensemble picks Irish conductor

San Francisco ensemble picks Irish conductor

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 make his BBC Proms conducting debut with Handel’s Alexander’s Feast, performed by the Irish Baroque Orchestra.

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