Daniele Gatti, 57, has been appointed as Music Director of the Bologna-based Orchestra Mozart, which was conducted until his death by Claudio Abbado. The Accademia Filarmonica of Bologna announced that Gatti « will play the role of musical director in a large project that will see him engaged with the Orchestra Mozart already now for the next three years. The first concert is scheduled for Easter 2020 ». Gatti is also Music Director of the Opera in Rome.