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