New British boss in Dresden

New British boss in Dresden

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norman lebrecht

October 24, 2019

The Dresden Staatakapelle has appointed Adrian Jones to succeed the veteran Jan Nast as orchestra director.

Jones, 52, is a former cellist who rose to become orchestra director at Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin.

 

Comments

  • JR says:

    Congrats to Adrian. A fantastic musician and human being.

  • Tamino says:

    Good luck. Anyone working in a Christian Thielemann house needs to bring a flame retardant suit and a parachute to work.

  • Thomas says:

    A Brit with a lovely South African accent! Great choice.

  • Eleanor Hope says:

    Excellent news! Many congratulations to Dresden for choosing such a first class person!

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