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Robert Spano Appointed Music Director of Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
February 9, 2021 GMT
Conductor Robert Spano. Photo by Jason Thrasher.
FORT WORTH, Texas (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 9, 2021
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra President and CEO Dr. Keith Cerny and Board Chair Mercedes T. Bass today announced the appointment of conductor Robert Spano as the orchestra’s next Music Director. His initial three-year term will begin with the 2022–23 season. Having worked with the orchestra as Principal Guest Conductor since 2019, Robert Spano will become Music Director Designate on April 1, 2021, and will serve in this capacity until assuming the title of Music Director on Aug. 1, 2022.