Recently knighted conductor Andrew Davis – chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra for the past 11 years and musical director of Glyndebourne Festival Opera for the last 12 – will step down from both posts in September to move to the Chicago Lyric Opera. It’s certainly a plum job, but so were the two he’s walking away from and his English following is far from pleased with his decision. “Rarely can one musician’s career have been woven so deeply into this country’s musical life.” – The Telegraph (UK)