At the end of his tenure as music director in 1998 he was named the orchestra's conductor laureate, but in protest at what he saw as the Baltimore orchestra's overly conservative programming in the years since his departure he gave up that title in 2001.
He was named the orchestra's conductor laureate. This was at the end of his tenure as music director in 1998. He gave up that title in 2001. This was in protest at what he saw as the Baltimore orchestra's overly conservative programming in the years since his departure.