There has been lots of interesting conductor news over the last month, so for those of you keeping score….
James Levine is definitely out for the duration, both at the Met and in Boston. Seiji Ozawa has some issues as well. David Zinman has departed the Aspen Music Festival. Leonard Slatkin was in, then out, Not Breaking News dept.: Philly is still looking. But they hired a new chief of staff.
Colin Davis is still a class act. And as usual,there’s no stopping Valery Gergiev.
Happily for us, Edo de Waart has extended his Milwaukee contract and has also taken another appointment.
But who needs a conductor anyway (see below)? Just kidding; this video may answer that question for some.