The Texan Amarillo Symphony Orchestra has announced that British conductor George Jackson, 34, has been appointed as Music Director from September 2022. Winner of the 2015 Aspen Conducting Prize, Jackson came to attention after stepping in at short notice with Orchestre de Paris. Other highlights include leading Ensemble Intercontemporain at the Rainy Days Festival in Luxembourg and Festival d’Automne in Paris, as well as conducting the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, among others.