Key artistic positions for Haitink and Boulez at CSO
Little did I know when I said that you should heed arts and culture news from Chicago on Monday. You still should, but in the meanwhile, here’s what has been announced today at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra:
The CSO Association today announced that it has appointed two of the world’s greatest conductors to titled positions with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Eminent Dutch conductor Bernard Haitink has been appointed as the Orchestra’s new Principal Conductor. Renowned French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez—the CSO’s current Helen Regenstein Principal Guest Conductor since 1995—has been named as Conductor Emeritus of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Both appointments will be effective at the start of the 2006-2007 season.
I am very excited about Bernard Haitink becoming Principal Conductor of the orchestra. One more Dutch colleague! The other one is CSO cellist Katinka Kleijn if you were wondering. You can see her in action on Monday, May 8, when she will perform Dai Fujikura’s Eternal Escape.
The appointments only add to the tremendous excitement about the 2006-2007 season I already felt. You can read more about Pierre Boulez and Bernard Haitink when you click on their names.
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