officials announced petrenko was chosen by a vote. he will take over in 2018. he was described as an introvert and a perfectionist. the berlin philharmonic is known for their conductors. ♪ petrenko is 43 years old. he was born into a musical family in siberia. the family emigrated to austria in 1990. he has been serving as director of the state opera since 2013. his selection seems to have surprised many classical music fans. the berlin philharmonic had held rounds of voting in may. opinions were split over german venezuelan, and other candidates. >>> that concludes this edition of "newsline." i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. thank you for joining us. z(#úk a ' register a new bailout deal by thursday. fighting in eastern ukraine continues despite the four-month-old cease-fire. new talks with russia are set for tonight here in paris. and another paris news, the french capital may have lost it olympic bid for 28 and 2012, but it is doing all it can to lock in its bid for 2024. the classic piece