Burge was named permanent conductor of the Boulder Philharmonic after his first year.

In 1957, he was named first conductor at the Opéra-Comique, where he remained until 1972.

He was named conductor of the year at the Classical Music Awards in London on Jan. 21.

Herbert Blomstedt was named honorary conductor of the orchestra in March 2006.

He is the first Ukrainian conductor to be named principal conductor of a UK orchestra.

In 1971, he was named associate conductor of the Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) Philharmonic.

In 1938, Gastone Usigli was named conductor, leading the Festival until his death in 1956.

In 2009, after an unfair search process, Jack's son Bruce Knowles (who had assisted conducting since 2000) was named conductor.

In his twenties he was named principal conductor of the Romanian National Opera, which he led from 1955 to 1959.

In 1938 he was named co-principal conductor, alongside Mengelberg.