2011, the NSO and the Kennedy Center announced the extension of Eschenbach's contract through the 2014–2015 season. In March 2014, the organisations announced an extension of Eschenbach's contract through the 2016–2017 season. In February 2015, the NSO announced that Eschenbach was to conclude his tenure as NSO music director at the end of the 2016–2017 season. Eschenbach subsequently took the title of conductor laureate of the NSO. In November 2017, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin announced the appointment of Eschenbach as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2019–2020 season, with an initial contract of 3 years. In July 2021, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin announced the extension of Eschenbach's contract through the 2022–2023 season. He is scheduled to stand down from the Konzerthausorchester Berlin post at the close of the 2022-2023 season. Honours and awards 1993: Pacific Music Festival, Leonard Bernstein Award 1993: Commander's Cross August 2002: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany October 2002: Legion d'honneur of France June 2006: Chevalier (knight) of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 2010: Order of Merit of Schleswig-Holstein 2015: Ernst von Siemens Music Prize References Further reading Hines, Cragg. "Making Musicians Play Like Devils & Angels", Washingtonian, 1 December 2009. External links Christoph Eschenbach official website Bruce Duffie, Interview with Christoph Eschenbach, 10 August 1990 German classical pianists Male classical pianists German male conductors (music) 20th-century German conductors (music) 20th-century German male musicians 21st-century German conductors (music) 21st-century German male musicians Living people Musicians from Wrocław Texas classical music Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Grammy Award winners Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg alumni Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln alumni Ernst von Siemens Music Prize winners Music directors of the Philadelphia Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon artists National Symphony Orchestra Year of birth missing (living people)