Edo de Waart
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra announced today that Dutch conductor Edo de Waart (74) will assume the role of NZSO Music Director from 2016. Edo de Waart will begin his tenure next March. He is currently Chief Conductor of the Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Music Director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and Conductor Laureate of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. He has previously been Music Director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Sydney Symphony and Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. He was also Chief Conductor of De Nederlandse Opera.
