11.   Wijnbergen has been noted for bringing successful fund-raising and endowment building to a European orchestra culture better known for its government subsidies than its private enterprise.

12.   He will leave his positions with the two European orchestras this summer.

13.   The first American to head any leading central European orchestra, Saccani has won top marks from locals.

14.   Nelhybel guest conducted for such European orchestras as the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bavarian Symphony Orchestra.