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Pasadena Symphony music director Jorge Mester, who already conducts the Naples (Fla.) Philharmonic, will helm yet another ensemble, the Louisville Orchestra, beginning in 2007.
Mester previously led the Louisville Orchestra from 1967 to 1979 and will guest conduct the orchestra in late September, then lead it in six programs during the 2007-08 season.
His new appointment will not affect his eight-date annual commitment in Pasadena, according to board president Linda Krantz.
“This will be Jorge’s 22nd season with the Pasadena Symphony, and we look forward to many more years of our musical association,” Krantz said Tuesday.
But the news surprised Myra Daniels, founder of the Naples Philharmonic, where Mester, 71, has conducted more than 20 concerts during each of the last two seasons.
“We’ll see what happens,” she said. “He signed a five-year contract with us. The rule is, we come first.”
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