English conductor quits

Scherzo reports that Paul Daniel is stepping down as music director of the Real Filharmonía de Galicia before the year is out.

He says: “It is very difficult to find a way to make a decision like this because my relationship with the RFG is long and full of unforgettable memories…. However, I remember well that, at the beginning of my term, I declared that I considered that no regular director should hold the position for more than ten years. . At that time, none of us knew how things would go and today I feel like the luckiest conductor in the world to have worked all this time in such a positive and fruitful way with such a wonderful group of musicians and professionals that make up the Royal Philharmonic of Galicia.’

Daniel, 63, is a former music director of English National Opera.