It’s Alan Gilbert for the NY Philharmonic (UPDATED)

Alan Gilbert
Anthony Tommasini gets his wish. At least my pick, Riccardo Muti, gets the number two spot and is expected to spend six to eight weeks with the orchestra, according to Daniel Wakin‘s report in today’s NY Times.
Lorin Maazel still has two more seasons as the orchestra’s music director, before passing the baton.
So how come, under “What’s New” on the NY Phil’s home page, the first item is: “Food Drive at the Parks”?
UPDATE: This afternoon, the NY Phil home page caught up with the news, and subscribers received a special e-mail, with the following links: Here‘s his official bio. And here‘s a list of his concerts for the coming NY Phil season. Looks like the one with Audra McDonald is on my subscription series!