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Kirill Petrenko to succeed Sir Simon Rattle as Berlin Philharmonic artistic director

June 22, 2015 13:15
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The Russian-Jewish conductor Kirill Petrenko is to be announced as the next artistic director of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. He is the first ever Jewish principal conductor of the Orchestra.

According to German media reports, he will take over from Sir Simon Rattle in August 2018, when the British conductor’s contract expires.

Sir Simon announced earlier this year that he would not be seeking to renew the contract.

Mr Petrenko was elected by a large majority of Philharmonic musicians during a meeting yesterday.