At The Chicago Symphony – What Next After Barenboim?

There is ambivalence about the Chicago Symphony’s Daniel Barenboim stepping down as music director. “Unsettling questions remain to be answered. By allowing Barenboim to walk out the door – a musician with a unique combination of intellectual curiosity, profoundly creative engagement with the process of making music and wide involvement with the world beyond the podium – the CSO has redefined, for better or worse, the role of music director.”