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Studying at Tanglewood, the Boston Symphony’s summer home, MTT won the Koussevitzky Prize in 1969 and, with the encouragement of Leonard Bernstein, was appointed assistant conductor to music director William Steinberg.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

The justices are appointed by the Assembly, and are traditionally quite deferential to it.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

After months of delay, the UN labour agency has appointed Trump administration official Sheng Li as its deputy director general, despite Washington's failure to pay its dues for two years.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Earlier in April, Dow appointed Karen Carter to succeed long-time Chief Executive Jim Fitterling, who has been at the company’s helm since August 2018 and board chair since April 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Blacks were appointed to fill two vacancies on the Housing Authority board.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson