11.   Gergiev, also the principal conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic and former chief conductor of the Armenian State Orchestra, at first seems an odd fit with the Met.

12.   He also is chief musical conductor at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

13.   Klaus Tennstedt, a former chief conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, dies in Heikendorf, Germany.

14.   Levine brought the orchestra to Carnegie Hall last weekend for its first U.S. tour since he became chief conductor three years ago.

15.   Mehta is bringing the chorus and orchestra from the Florence Opera House, where he is chief conductor.

16.   Since then, he served as artistic director or chief conductor in theaters across Europe, including the Volksoper in Vienna and the Turin opera house.

17.   The Philharmonic has been functioning without a chief conductor since then.

18.   Vladimir Ashkenazy, the Russian-born pianist and conductor who now is heading the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, will become chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic next year.

19.   Zdenek Macal, the music director of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, will become the chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, an official said Tuesday.

20.   Yakov Kreizberg, a Russian conductor who studied in the United States, has been appointed chief conductor of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, the orchestra announced Friday.