British conductor Jan Latham-Koenig, 69, has been named artistic director of the Festival Puccini in Torre del Lago, Italy, for a tenure from 2024 to 2026. In January 2023, Jan Latham-Koenig begian his tenure as Music Director of Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires. From 2019, he has been Founder and Artistic Director of the Britten-Shostakovich Festival Orchestra.