In December 2009 , Tovey and the VSO rejected an invitation to play at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Vancouver , after the Vancouver Organizing Committee requested that the orchestra pre-record music that other musicians and a different conductor would mime to at the televised event . Tovey remarked that the plan was " dishonest " and " fraudulent . " Tovey was music director of the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra from 2002 to 2006 . during which time he led it on tours to Europe , the Far East and to the eastern United States ; in 2005 he conducted them in the world premiere of Penderecki 's 8th Symphony . In November 2017 , the BBC Concert Orchestra announced the appointment of Tovey as its next principal conductor , effective January 2018 , with an initial contract of 5 years
2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Bramwell Tovey