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Hot off the press….
More background on David Robertson, who will take over as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Sydney Symphony from 2014: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/boulez-protege-has-a-postromantic-perspective-20120515-1yp2t.html http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/buried-treasures-to-be-unearthed-after-orchestra-passes-the-baton-20120515-1yp2u.html http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/new-sso-chief-strikes-right-notes/story-e6frg8n6-1226356619844

