Elim Chan named next Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony

Michael Tilson Thomas, the American conductor, composer and educator, has died at the age of 81.

The conductor stated that his Glioblastoma tumour has returned, commenting “the odds are uncertain”. His 80th birthday performance with the San Francisco Symphony in April will be his last.

Harding will join the LA Phil’s reimagined leadership team, including Esa-Pekka Salonen, Anna Handler and Gustavo Dudamel.

The appointment marks the first formal conducting title of Adèsʼ career, during which he has enjoyed a close relationship with the orchestra as Composer-in-Association.

The new curtains feature the personal cipher of King Charles III and reflect a longstanding relationship between the monarchy and the performing arts.

The RSNO has appointed acclaimed Lithuanian conductor Giedrė Šlekytė as its new Music Director, succeeding Thomas Søndergård.