Daniel Barenboim to succeed Sir George Solti at Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, music director designate of the Chicago Symphony orchestra, holds a news conference on February 14, 1989 at the orchestra Hall in Chicago. Barenboim, currently music director of L'Orchestra de Paris, will succeed Sir George Solti who has held the position in Chicago since 1969. Barenboim, 46, will begin his tenure on September 1, 1991. (UPI Photo/Ray Foli/Files)
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