Yannick? Philly’s Not Worried About Losing Him To The Met (Where The Musicians May Want Someone Else)

“We very much want Yannick to be here for a long time, and I believe that he wants to be here for a very long time,” says the chairman of the Philadelphia Orchestra, which has signed YNS through 2021-22. In any case, members of the Met’s orchestra are said to favor another candidate – one who has already directed an opera company.