The Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra has named Eckart Preu Music Director. The 47-year-old German conductor will begin a three-year contract this fall. Preu, a native of Erfurt, Germany, has lived in the United States for two decades. He is currently music director of the Spokane Symphony and the Stamford Symphony. Recently, he was named Music Director of the Long Beach Symphony in California, from the 2017-18 season on.