Today, it was announced that Mariss Janssons will be the Royal
Concertgebouw Orchestra's new principal conductor after Riccardo
Chailly's leave in 2004 More information can be found at
http://www.concertgebouworkest.nl/uk/index.phtml (news button) Names
that have circulated for the post in the last months were (amongst
others) Thielemann and Tilson Thomas.

I think they picked the best available candidate.

Jos