▁ 1 0 3 rd ▁R PS ▁Gold ▁Medal . ▁ ▁The ▁R PS ▁presented ▁D uto it ▁with ▁the ▁medal ▁at ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁performance ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁Phil harm onic ▁Orchestra ▁at ▁The ▁Prom s , ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Albert ▁Hall . ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁– ▁English ▁National ▁Opera ▁announ ces ▁that ▁C ress ida ▁Pol lock ▁is ▁to ▁stand ▁down ▁as ▁its ▁chief ▁executive ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁– ▁The ▁European ▁Union ▁Youth ▁Orchestra ▁announ ces ▁its ▁intention ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁its ▁administrative ▁functions ▁to ▁Ferr ara ▁and ▁Rome , ▁Italy , ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁Bre x it ▁refer endum . ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁– ▁The ▁BBC ▁Con cert ▁Orchestra ▁announ ces ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁Br am well ▁T ove y ▁as ▁its ▁next ▁principal ▁conduct or , ▁effective ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁with ▁an ▁initial ▁contract ▁of ▁ 5 ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁parallel , ▁Keith ▁Lock hart ▁is ▁to ▁stand ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁principal ▁conduct or ship ▁of ▁the ▁BBC ▁Con cert ▁Orchestra , ▁and ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁chief ▁guest ▁conduct or . ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁– ▁The ▁Association ▁of ▁British ▁Or ch est ras ▁( AB O ) ▁announ ces ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁G av in ▁Re id ▁as ▁its ▁new ▁chair . ▁ 4 ▁December ▁– ▁G ly nd eb our ne ▁Opera ▁announ ces ▁that ▁Sebastian ▁F . ▁Schwar