▁to ▁music ", ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁pr estig ious ▁British ▁NE ST A ▁Fellow ship ▁to ▁further ▁develop ▁his ▁international ▁career . ▁ ▁The ▁Baltimore ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁Having ▁gained ▁a ▁reputation ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁UK ▁as ▁a ▁conduct or ▁of ▁great ▁skill , ▁char is ma , ▁energy ▁and ▁vers at ility , ▁Andrew ▁Const antine ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁become ▁Ass istant ▁Con duct or ▁of ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra . ▁Const antine ▁has ▁always ▁had ▁a ▁love ▁of ▁Russian ▁conduct ors , ▁and ▁because ▁Y uri ▁Tem irk an ov ▁was ▁conduct or ▁of ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Sym phony ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁opportunity ▁he ▁glad ly ▁seized . ▁He ▁knew ▁of ▁Tem irk an ov ' s ▁ster ling ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁guest ▁conduct or ▁for ▁the ▁leading ▁orch est ras ▁of ▁Europe , ▁Asia ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁of ▁his ▁long time ▁position ▁as ▁Music ▁Director ▁and ▁Chief ▁Con duct or ▁of ▁the ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁Phil harm onic ▁in ▁Russia . ▁Within ▁Const antine ' s ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Associ ate ▁Con duct or , ▁consist ently ▁working ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁or chestra ' s ▁main ▁concert s ▁whilst ▁stress ing ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁educational ▁concert s ▁which ▁he ▁himself ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁as ▁well . ▁As ▁he ▁states , ▁" I ▁really ▁see ▁the ▁education ▁concert s ▁as ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁this ▁whole ▁business . ▁It ' s ▁all